JesseFuller11

Transcription: 

July the 30 1863

Campt 2ond Miss Volenteers
Ner Culpeper Corte house Va
Dear Sister I Seat my self
this Eaving to write you a Shorte
to let you know that I am Well
at this time hopen this may find
you and all of the familey
InJoying of the same Blesing
of health I have nothing that
Would intirest you I hardley
Know how to Write to you
at the prsant time for I Can
tell you that our Regt is all
torne to peaces My p[r]incipal
Eyediar of Writen of this letter
is Simptley this you said
that you wanted Sarget to Send
you some mony But you
Can not get it from him Know
for he is in yankeedom at
this time and I Expect Will
Stay ther fer the War an I am
[inhates?] so at any Rate
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you Will have to go Before
the Jestus of the peace and have
and affadavid made out
and Send it to Me and I
Will try and get the mony
for you and Send it to you
the first chance that I have
to do So you must know
the [????] amount of what
is coming to you When you
have it maid out you must
have it maid out in
J W [Browns?] Name
as he is the commander
of the Co at this time have
it maid out in that way
and then put it in [??] a letter
and Send it to Me if you
Will do that I think that
I Can get you the Mony
and the Sooner that you
Send it the Better
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gave my Bist love to
all of the family and
tell them to Write of
as they Can tell them
I Would Write More But I
have not get time to Write any
more at this time though
dont let that Be any
Excuse for you not Writen for
you have plenty of time
to Write Evry Weake if you
Wast to Write Every Weaeke
it Would Be haplay Receive
at aany time so as it look
like [King?] and I must go
and fix me a Bunk to
lye in out of the Rainr
So Write as soon as they
Comes to hand hopen to
her from you all soon
So far you Well from until
her from you agan W E Miles
To Mrs L E Fuller

Date: 
July 30, 1863
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. C, 2nd Mississippi Infantry
Residence (County): 
Itawamba County, MS

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Itawamba County, MS

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 

To

To State: 
Mississippi
To County: 
Itawamba

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Heather Messick
Transcription Date: 
April, 2014
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
May, 2014

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