May the 19 1863
Dear Mother and
farther I take the oppot
unity of writing you a
few loins to let you know
whare we are we are on
Capt Dew farm which
is [winso?] near morse [Duck?]
ancyl is well at this time
and so an I he sends his
love to his Mother and all
the famular and I send
my love to you all and
to all my inquiering
friends we are too Miles
Below the old camp
we have no nues to write
at presant more then
we get some fish every
Day Read this letter Misses
Robinson hear from
Ancyl gice my the old
[?]oken at my granfarters
[page 2]
give my love to Mary and all
the I have no More at
presant so I must
close my letter
yours Respectful son
Wiliam T Hart



[added upside down in lower half of page]
We had a long Re[t?]reat in
hour Ridgment last night
Captain Right old yankey
substitute he got Drunk
and sung and Danced
all night the last [taw?]
was the money neus
that he was her to
sing and then Desisted
this morning