M D
Sharpes Burg. MD
Sunday September 28 162

Dear Wife I Take
the opertunetey of
Writing a few lines
to you I hope thay
Will finde you
all Well as thay
leave us at present
Dear wife I hav
just Don reeding
your two letter that
I receved to day
thay gave mee
grate pleasure to
hear from you
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thay are the first
i hav receved since
I last sean you
one dated the 11 and other september 18
also one paper dated 18
wich i was glad to
receve from you
I hope you hav receved
those two letter i wrote
you you will not
be surprised that you
receved no letter from
mee as we ware on
the march evrey day
and that thare was
no males leeving
our camp I think
we will git our males
more regler wile we
are hear
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I now not how
long we may remane
hear It is reported that
we gow to harpers
ferrey thare is one
thing certin we will
not remane hear long
dowing nouthing I
sean orem gregg last
night he is not aney
the worse the ball
onley grased his thumb
he is well ands looks
well he says that he
wrote home yesterday
you will hav sean
that I got one box
but not the right
one i got that one
that was spoiled
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I would be verey
glad to receve those
shirtes if i could onley
do so i must giv them
up fore the present
Dear wife I am glad
to hear of upland
turning out so bolde
I must bring my letter
to A close so good
by and god Bless
you all from
your afectnante
Husband Wm Band
giv my loov and
respectes to All
and especheley to
our aney write
soone yours