Aprill the twenth sectint [1]
this nigh i take the opetunity
to try to sckratch afew lins
to in form yo that i am well
at presint and hope that
you ar the same my cold and
horsness has all left mee
the next day after i did
leave home i rote to you and
that same day i was detalde
to go to washington with
a squad of men i went as agard
i was gon eight days and
it cost me most all the
mony that i had to pay
my bord whill i was there
it did leave me without
eny mony but on dollar
but the capten sis when
i draw my pay that i will
get it back agane
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they do want me to go
agane but i shant go if i can
get s[h]ed of it whene they
pict me to go they sed that
they cold trust me to go
they thought i did stay in
baltemore sixty one day and
night and in washing ton
five days and night
it was a grate sight to me
i did see som rebills prisners
they did look hard i tell you
to day we did get are guns
and drill for the first time
when i came from washing ton
all of the boys was glad to see me
i have got the good will
of all of the boys here now
and meent to keepe it
lowel did comin to day
and sed he did see you
to his hous while he was home
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the Capten sis i may
Com home agane bime by
i shall eny way i dont think
we shell go frome here this sumer
if atoll cary hant bin sent yet
he was there today and sed
he had bin cald to go away
Jane you must ceepe good
Curadge for i shill be with you
agane by fall i am shure
for this war will end
by that time i now shure
now to hanah Ann
i do want to see you to night
that mutch if i had the
privlidg of coming i shoold
this night be fore i sleep
one weeke ago last sundy i was
with my family and last
sunday som one thousand miles
apart homeny times
i thought of it
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now i must close
for my light is agow
ing out
so hanah Ann
you must be a good
girl and mind
what is sed to you
and when i com
home how mutch
btter i shood feele
to here you had bin
a good girll while i was
goon right soon
Almira chemong, Co
Barakes nomber one
179 Redgme
Frome youre husben
unto you and child
Daniel, B, Lee