Heare is a Brest Pin for you

James Island S.C
Sept 16th 1863
My Deare wife
I received youre
kind letter yesterdy of the 11 inst
and it found me well and I do
hope this may find you all the
Same I have nothing new to
write to you at this time as I
no of only I am fat I way
one hundred and fifty five
lbs and I am so fat tell my
face is rite round I wish I
could see you all I want to
go home so bad tell I dont
no what to do I want to see
the baby and all of the rest
I think the war will end in
Six months for we all will be
Subjugated in that time if nothing
happens more than I no of and
then we will worse than negros
Ed Inglet wrote to ras Beale the
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other day and Sed that he was a
going to Settle with Kelly when
he got back all of the boys
Ses that tha will Sine a Pertition
for him never to come back to our
company deare wife you Sed that
you was a Plating hats and Sed
you was a making one for me
I like it but you nead not
make one for me for it will
not do to ware out heare and I
will never get to come home to
ware it tell mary now that
Jim Staid all nite with me last
Saturday nite and I Stade all nite
with him Sunday nite and he
is well god bless you my
deare for I would give the world
of gold to see you all I hope
god will Spair us all to meet at
home and if not I hope we will
meet in heaven rite soond give
my love to all good by T.W.G I to Martha
Inglet