Virginia

May the twenth eight
my Dear wife i do take my pen in
hand to informe you that i
i must march to day to the front
which makes sad feeling here now
probley be fore you do get ths i shall
be in som othe plase but the same
post ofis adres will bring the
letter to me i did get your last
letter the twenthe six and was
glad to her from you i did Catey
Millers let and i dont now
eny thing more about him
than i did right i cant go to see
him but i did see hs name in
the list of the wondade here
and got the promis of goin to
see him to day but after the order
Came to march i codant goo
so tell Caty if i can here from
him eny way i will next page
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you wanted me to right
how i do like my oferses i do
think them very good or have
ben so far and about my foder
you wanted to now i do by milk
and butter buter is one dollar
a pound here we have good bread
and by bying butter i do make
it go well to baco is so hey here
i must cuit useing it
i dont want you to by eny land
yet for i may com home this fall
and then i can get some wild
land and clear it up as we are a mind
tell father and mother that
i wood like to see them onse more
tell them i do wish them well
tell mister J T Morley that
i do feele thank fool to him
for his kind nes of righting
to me for you it dos me
good to here from eny one
of the nabers
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Now to my baby
the Joy of my hart i do want
to see you very bad how mutch
wood i give to see you and your
Mother at ths our i do some
times feel as tho i didant care
what did be com of me but
may god grant that we may
meete agane on this globe or earth
if i do go right into battle i will
fix so that you will here from
me but i do thnk that i shell
be sent to gard prisenars where
they ar right often has
Andrews folks mooved
down home if grant dos
Whip this time the ware is
Closed so no more at pre[s]ant
only good by to you bth and all
From your effectuated husban
Daniel B. Lee to Jane
And Hanah ann lee
how is [faney?]
hanah,an

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from John, Lee
day before yesterday
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