Va
Camped Near Petersburg
Sept the 7 1864
Dear mother I now seat my
self This Pleasant evening
to pen you afew loins This
leaves me well at this time
I and I hope ma find you [all?]
the same I Got a letter from
cush to Day he is still be
low Richmond he is well
Joe is at the hospital
yet and do exspect to get
a furlow soon all the
Boys is well Ancyl is well
tell his mother and Joe
Robinson and John Stanly
tell Joe hackett to make
the gals see a warm time
when he gets home the is
no news here every thing
is quite quiet here now and
then some cannon nading
on the loins you all must
save me some Brandy
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mother if you will
write in your letter
you are very sick I think
I can get a furlow
Dont write and tell [1] about
the 20 of September and
then [???] try and get afur
low This is all
yours Truly
W T Hart
Atend to this matter