Cauler32

Transcription: 

Jerusalem Plank Road
Thusday january
my Dear wife I Take
my pen in hand To
in forme you This few
Lines To Let you know
That I am well at
preasent hopeing when this
few Lines reatches you
you may be enjoying
The same if not I
Should be vry sorey
and fother we heard
very heavy cannonading
Last knight up some
wheare near the Dutch
gap and i have
not received answer
yet from you and
I am very uneasy
about you I am afraid
you dont write [very? still?]
[page 2]
and I want you To
write soon and send
me some writeing
paper we wont get
paid of[f] untill march
and I am out of
paper and invlops
and if you can send
me a good meny so
they will Last awhile
just roled it up
and Let bouth ends
open and [st???] it
off if I dont soon
get some i cant
write eney more
and I want To write
once ore Twice aweek
and send me all the
News you can find
and I onley hope
you are getting along
[page 3]
well gin [1] This Time
if you get sick eney
Time send me word
and I will Try an
come and see you
and Let me know
how my Little Nora
Is getting along I would
Like so mutch To see
her and you Dear Louisa To But I
put all my Trust in you and hope
To see you again
But indeed i am
Sore That we [cant?] Live
To gather But I must
Bring my scribling
To a close fore this
Time and I hope and
Trust you will write
[page 4]
Remember your
True husband Samuel
Cauller No more
at present Frome
your Dear and beloved
husband Samuel
Cauller
__________________
LouisaCaullesamuelCauller
Norasufia Caulr Louisa Caul

Remember me when
This you See
But write Soon
Write Soon
L C nora
S C
N C Louisa Cauller
Samuel Cauler

Footnotes: 
  1. gin = against, by
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Company C, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry
Rank: 
private
Residence (County): 
Lancaster County, PA

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Lancaster County, PA

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 
From Note: 
Jerusalem Plank Road

To

To State: 
Pennsylvania
To Municipality: 
To County: 
Lancaster

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Andrea Cudworth
Transcription Date: 
February, 2012
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
September, 2012

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