James Island S.C
Jan 21st [1864]
My Deare wife
I will drop you
a few lins to let you no that
I am well an I hope this may find
you an the baby the Same my
love I have nothing new to write
to you at preasant only we fair
Ruff in the way of eating I think
this little confedercy is gon up
tho it may not be but I cant
help but think So my love our
company is encreasing we have
got Silvester newman John
Powel Bill williams and a
nother one of mr morresses
sons my Deare I want you to
make hast an send that sertific
ate to me for I want to go see
you an the babe Capt Crawfor[d]
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ses that I Shall have 20 days
for every one that you conscript
if yo will Send the sertificate
I will say to you that capt
crawford ses for you to
conscript every dam one of
them I want you to enrole
John Anderson an ed Anderson
an Green James an bill an
rob an colmon James an
Jim young Capt crawford
ses for you to do so I will Say
give my love to youre folks
an to mine an to miss
mattie an receive the grates potion
for youre Self I will close
by Saying I hope god will take
good care of you all from
T W G Inglet
to his love
mattie A Inglet