July the 6 1863
Der companion it
is with plesure that
I mbrase the pres
ent oppotuneitey
of riteing you all afew lines
to inform you that I am
well at the present time
and ernistly hoping when
those few lines com to hand
thay may find you all injoy
ing the same blesing of
god I am at Stanton at
this time my company
fetch up some prisners we start
ed from Winchester last wens
day we will starte back in
the morning I waned to
com home very bad but
I trid to get permision
to com home but captin
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Said he coul not gave me
permision to leav the company
he tole me he would not
repote me if i went home
and did not get back in
time but I thorte that
it too onsurten to try
it I hav got on provo garde [1]
and that is aheep beter
then fiteing and marching
when tha put me to
fiting and march look
out I am coming
then abiling I sent
a par of pant and about
three quiers of paper and
a looking glass and a haver sack
I sent them by mister
carter to gordns vill to
James O Wilkerson I want
to her from home very bad
I hav not herd from home [2]