monday
july [8?]th 1865
Dear wife
I Take the oppertunity
of wrighting you A
few lines in order
to informe you that
I am well at pesent
hopeing this few lines
may find you in
the same stat of
good health and
father we received
orders that we wer
to be mustered out
of service gin next
friday But i dont
know wheather we
will get out gin
that time or not
But i hope we may
and father i recievd [1]