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after due respectes to you
I this Evening drop you afew
Lines wichleaves me well hoping
those few Lines may rech
you and the children [???]
enjoying the same Good
Ble Blessing I Can say
to you I am at he same
Camp that was when wee
was ferlow I Landed her
isterday Evening I hav know
news of any importa
to write the is knot
But 24 of ourer Company
her they put them under
arrest as soon as they Git
her But they hav Knot
put us under yet I dount
Know wheer the [???]
or not nor I dount [???]
I will doo the Best I Can
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and I will doo the same
write as soon as you git
I will writ you a Long
Letter to Morrow or next day
Tell uncle Joshua that
I never Got to see frank
lin wee are stastion in
a Bout 2 Miles of Griffon
soy I will Close By saying
I remain yours husban as
ever untell Death
M. J. Kirkland
To Lydia Ann Kirkland

Derect in this way

M J Kirkland
Co J 6th Rigment 2nt Brigad
G M Griffen Ga