1862
Apr the 12
Dear wife i rite you a Short
letter to let you no that i am
well at this time an i hope
this may find you
the Same dear wife i am
now at yorktown heare i
can See yankeys lots of them
an tha fierd heavy at our
men yestidy but did not
kill but 2 or 3 i had a hard
time a comeing heare for it
Snowed tow days an nits
we come to richmon on
the cars an then toow [1] the
Stemer an Saild for york
town you must rite Soon
i will Send you ten dollars
in this letter excuse my
Short letter yourse truly
T W G Inglet to his love
Martha A Inglet
tell Mary that henry is well
an tell her that he sed he would
not rite to day for chance is bad
but he ses he will rite soon