Georgia decalv Co Oct 6 [1863] [Dekalb County]
James wadkans

Dear wife I Seat my
Self to drop you A few
lins to let you know
that I am well at
this time & hope thes few
lins will come Safe
to hand & find you all
well we are at lanter
at this time wee got
hear Safe & Sound I hav
no good nuse to rite
at this time only I
want to see you all
mity bad you must
do the best you can
for I dont no when I
will be at home for
the chance is gloomy
you dont no how bad I
[page 2]
want to be at home at this
time for I think I would
do Som good at home
at this time I have
eat beef till I have
got mity tierd of hit
I want you to take
good cear of you things &
do they Same you Sed
you wood when I left
you I have seen more
A redey than I eve did
expeck to see I want
you to fix my blanket
& I will try to get hit
I think I maby I can
git to come home soon
& tell tom to bee A good
boy [?] & work & try &
mak A serport aif he
can turn over
[page 3]
I want you to pray for
me to git home wonst
more the co sed this
morning he exspkted
that we would go
up chat houchee
& tell unkel daves
wadkins folks I
wanter see them
mity bad and I watn [want]
you to tak good cear
of little Jim & tell
patsy I [????] lissa
I want to see them
& tell [Jes?] picket I
want him to rite to
me & tell Sady white
I want her to pray for
me I want her to
[????] to me [?????]
[page 4]
J S W[?]
frankey wadkans
[?????] I heard
that [????] pain
was killd in the
fight & they Sed they
was A fiting ther
yesterday but you
nedent to be oneasy
for I think I want be
in hit & tell John
beard I want to hear
him hollow I want
to hear from him
rite ever chance you
git and I will do
the same I want us
both to do rite & th[?]
meet in anothre
world your hus
band til death James
wadkins to franky wadkans