DanielLee5

Transcription: 

April the twenth fifth
[i?] do set down to informe you [1]
that i did resive your two
on mondy night last
and was glad to here that
you was well and sis to
i cant right but
a short letter now
before the orders has
now com that we
must pack up and
be redy to start in
one oure for
Washing ton on so
short a notis as that
and now you will
wate untill i do right
be fore you do right
i shill send you one
hundard dollars in
money right of[f]
[page 2]
i shill save fifty
by mee in lest
you do by and want [??]
we will all get the
mony in one oure

About that land
do as you do think best
by witch you do think
best hills or greens
or none it will sute
me to sute youre self
i must now close for
a start good by at present
My iffectunted
wife
and child
Daniel B, Lee

Footnotes: 
  1. page torn at upper left of page
Date: 
April 25, 1864
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. A, 179th New York Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Allegany County, NY

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Allegany County, NY
Residence (County): 
Allegany County, NY

To

To State: 
New York
To Municipality: 
To County: 
Allegany

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Michael Ellis
Transcription Date: 
May, 2014

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