1861
Manassas Dec the 28
Dear wife
i received youre letter
this day an i was glad
to here from you an the
children the letter
that i got was dated
december the 20 you sed
you wanted me to come
home but you no that
i can not come yet
but i will come some
time if i live i have ben
verry sick but i have
got better i want to see
you as bad as you want
to see me but i hope that
we will meet some day or
other my dear wife i have
ben in hereing of the fight
at fairfax it was a continul
roar there was no enterville
my dear i had bad fealings
my dear i wish i could
be with you
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i sent you a letter
Dec the 17 with some
money in it for you
an when you git it
you must rite to me soon
i want to here from you
every day if i could i
have got three letters from
you and i wish i could git
three more tell folks all
howdy for me and tell them
all that i would like to
se them hug an kiss my
babs for me an tell
ruth that i will come
home some time take
care of youre self my
dear an thing of me an
pray for me and pray
for youre self i must
Close so nothing more but
remaining youre true
husband untell dath
Thomas W G Inglet