Cauler39

Transcription: 

Hatchers Run BA
Sunday Mar 19th 1865
My Dear wife
I This Day after inspection
Take my pen in hand
To informe you theis few
Lines in order to Let you
Know that I am wel
at preasent hoping
theis few Lins may find
you and Little Nora
the Same and fother
I recived your glad
and ever wellcome Letter
But was very sorey to
hear of your not Being
well and Aultho I wrote
you A few Lines the
other time and you did
not mension eneything
in your Letter and I
will tell you again
[page 2]
I Send you some money
By Express and i want
you to Look after it as
soon as you Can and Let me know wheather
you got it or not
pleas answer Soon and
futher the war news
are very good I think
the war will Be to A
Close gin [1] the 4 of July
if not Sooner my Dear
wife pleas wright soon
and Let me know about
the draft and father
we expect the enney Campan [2]
to open in A few
days the wheather is
very fine we cant
make gardes [mont?]
eney time and the
Johneys are Coming in
most Evry day on
[page 3]
our pickit Line But
my Dear Louisa i would
Like to See you once
a gain I think it
is A Long time sinc I
Last Seen you and Litte
nora i ama very glad
to hear that you receive
my pickture please
Take your olde one
out of the Case and
send it to me i
would Like to see
it it Looks just
Like you and i want
it you can do it
just take it out
of the Box and put
it in A Letter And
send it off the one
you send to me is
all fated away [???]
and i would Like to
[page 4]
Have your other one
ples send it to your
Dear husband S Caullr
But I must Close
for this time Do
Remember and dont
fore get to wright
Soon
From your Dear husband
Samuel Caullr to my
Dear and mutch Be
Lovd wife Louisa Caulr
A Nora suphia
Remembr me when
this you See
wright Soon and
Let me know about
the money and send
me some stamps and paper

Footnotes: 
  1. gin = before, by
  2. enemy’s campaign
Date: 
March 19, 1865
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: 

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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