Nov th 26 1862
Camp Price nere Savannah
Dear Margaret
I Seat my Self to night to drop you
a few lines this leaves me well hopeing
it will find you and the childering
well I have bin at work vey hard to
day a building a commissary and am
very tireed ever thing quiet about here
no more demonstrations by the enemey
I have not got any thing to rite that
would interrest you at tall I rote you by
Dr Maxwell wich you will get befor this
I rote you to sell the ballenc of the
Brandey but dont do it now it will
be a heap higher then it is now
So dont sell it Just keep it untel
you here from me about it I told the
Dr to shoe you how I wanted you to make
my Coat that and put Stripes on the
pants the weather is quite cold here
big white frost ever morning I dont
see but what it is as cold here
appearently as it is up there but tha
say here that this has bin a remarkable
cool fall I need my over coat thes
nights when I am standing gard
I was on gard last Monday night
and I got very cold shore
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I would like very well to have
a wolen shirt to if you have any
chanc to send it I want to see
you all mightey bad but thare
is noe chance and no telling when
I will for furlows will not start
no more untel the Small Pox interely
subsides and from what I can here
it has spread considerble in up County [1]
a bout Griffin Jones Burrow & in butts
County and if it does get amongst us it
will play vavock a mongest us shore I have [2]
bin vaxinated and I want
you to them all vaxinated at home
tell the childering all howdy for
me kis that sweet little faney for me
I want to see them all bad a
nuff I want you to rite me what
the [folks?] are a doing a bout the
conscripes I have bin looking for sum
of them down here rite me how much
wheat you have sold and how [many] hogs
you have got a fatting and how fat tha
are I want you to faten one for
me rite soon so more ony remain
yours affectionet Husband untel
death A,J, White