Petersburg va
64
August the 22 18
Dear Brother I received
your letter afew Days ago
But have not had time
to Answer it tell now
this leaves me well all to
the Rhumatism in my
nees pains me very Bad so
Bad some times I can
Cearsly [1] walk Dear Brother
we have had A big fight
Down here we was in it
one Day and a half and we
exspect to go in again in
a Day or too thank god I am
not hert yet But gods will
will be Don and he intended
for me to be Saved cush [2]
I want you to watch the
Chance and get me a horse
if you can and tell pap to
try and git me a horse Just
a common horse will Do I
was Glad to here that you
got home you and Joe
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you and Mattie had a fine
time Try and get me a horse
if Posible for I shall come
to your company Ancyl is
well Joe and John and Henry [3]
haslop is all well henry
got Struck on the foot by
a piece of shel not hert Bad
though so I herd I did not
see him my Self the fight
Down here is going on yet
the is no news here
I will close by askin
you to answer this
letter find out wether or
not pap has got me
a horse or not and tell him
to try
This is all
This is from you
Affectionate
Brother
Wm T Hart

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write word home that
you have herd from me
give my love to mother
and all the Rest of them
give my love to Joseph
hackett
and receive a posion for
your self
This is all
here is a piece of poetyr
send to mother in a letter
for me cush