June 30th 1863 Springfield
Coal Pitts Henrico County Va Dear
Sister I Seat My Self this Morning
to inform you how I am giting orn
I am well at the Presant time an
in hopse when these fiew Lines Come
to had they May find you an
your family injoying the same Blessing
Sister know I will tell you something
A bout what we have bin duing
had order to Move our wagons
to ashland but before we Could
Move our train of Wagons the
yanks had A Bod Calvry in Hanover
an we was sent for to come to Richmond
that was Last Friday eveing an orn Sadiday
an Sunday they Had us orn horses
The Made A Company of Calvry of us
an we went orn Picket orn Sunday
an I never was as Tyerd from rideing
in My Live but We is all Back
with our Wagons Again which sutes
Me heep better then Calvry dus Sister
I wrote you word in Last Letter
to tell Edward to Let Dotson Cole all
that four hundred an forty Except
seventy five dollar it P[?] make him give
bond an good Sequreity of Charlotte
County I want that seventy five
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dollars To Bring My [???] home with
I exspect to git Marreid [??] sune
know with out My Mine Changes an
you Must writ Me word waht you
think of it Sister I wrote you to in
Las letter to Back your Letter to
ashland M But you Must Back them
Glennallen Henrico Cty Va I Recken
that we will [s[tay hear some week
or too I will Bring my Letter to A Close
By saying you Must write as
soon as you git this I Remain
you affectionat Brother untell
Death John C. Collins

one thing I Like to
for got you an Mama Must have
My shirts Ready an she My Pants