Gorgia Cobb Co Macdon
May the 18 1862
Dear wife I once more tak my
pen in hand to let you no
that I am well and harty
and well Sats fied hear and
I do hope that these fiew
lines will reach your hand
and find you enJoying the
Same like blessing I have
bin wating to git stationed
I think we will sta hear
and dril a while any how this
is as helty a place as anyother
we have as good fre stone water
hear as I ever Saw and aplenty
of it we have a plenty to eat
Such as corn meal folwer [1]
bacon and beef salt rice and
sirup Sugar soap candles
pans tin cups uven lead and
skillet and lead adinner pot
warter bucket al this
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to each mes we drawd anuf
to do us a week and that
that is good tel mother that
i saw M F Pool yestoday
and he was well he is
magor of a rigment
here Steel muro has got
a company and gorge foullar
belongs to it tha ar camped
on one hill and us on Another
I found marcus at the deapo
and I promis to go to
Sea him but I have not
bin yet he said that marty
left hear since we cum but
did not no that i was hear
I think that I will go
to day and get him to cum
over to prar meting with
me we have prar evry
night in evry company
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we havt not drawd
our bounty yet but will
in a fiew days and I think
that lutenant dedwily [2] will
Cum to fetch our money home
i think we hav just as good
offisers as cold be found
we hve formed a rigmet
but I do not no the number
of it yet I will right
to you how to direct your
letters excuse my bad
s[p]elling and riting for
tha is so meny men
a Singing around that I cant
rite Jo Story Staid with
is yestoday he said that
that t[h]eir boys was well
as common So I have noth
ing more at presant
but remans yours
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until death so farwell
wife and friends

W. P. Mangum to
Louisianna C. Mangum

I will say a little mre
to you to day notice when
Dedwilley Cums
home he will advrtice
for all to go to Jefferson
and get their money
I want middletn to go
and get mine
for you and get it and
yous it as you pleas
May the 19 1862 W P M
to L C mangum