DC
Camptay[lor] Va Washinton
wensday august the 10 1864
my dear and Loving wife
Louisa Cauller Tis with
the greatest of pleasure I
Take my pen in hand To
informe you Thies fewlins
To Let you know that
I am well at preasent
and I hope thate This
few Lines may find you
injoying the same health
and all the Rest of
the folks the heat is
very great we Can hardly
standit I want you to
Let me know wheather
you got them rings i
sent to you and i allso
want you to write
to me again as soon
as you Can if you pleas
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I am going to send you
a nice sheet of paper
and i want you to keep
It fore Little nora then
She can write me a
Letter but I gess it
will go a good while
yet but I must
Close my scribling fore
this time I aint got
time to write more
at preasent and I
want you to write
soon and write a Large
one to fore get it not
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From your True and
Beloving husband Samuel
Cauler
LouisaCaulr SamuelCaulr noraCauler
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write Soon & fore get it
not remember me