March the 10 63
vicksburg mississippi
Dear Companion it is with plesu
that I seat my self to
d[r]op you a fiew lines through
which I can inform you
that I am well at this
time and I hope these fiew
lines may cum safe to your
hands and find you well
and doing well I can in
form you that I recievd
a fiew lines from you
yesterday and was glad to
hear from you and hear
that you was well
I maled a letter to you
yestoda in reply to your
kind favor of the 20 of
febuary and I am not
shore but what I dated it
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febuary in s[t]id of March
but if I did you will sea
the mistake but if I did
mistakes is not ha stack
nor cabag patches for if
they had a bin I wold
had a mes of turnup
sallat be fore now tho
I have bread and bacon
a plenty now but I dont
no how long it will
bea the case you rote that
you herd that I was sick
it is very true that
I was I had a spell of fevor
but it did only hold
me a fiew days I am as
well now as I ever was
I think that I am
fatning and that smartly
too
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when I rite to you I
rite the truthe tho it is
not worth a mans wile
to rite evry time he feals
bad but I rote to you a bout
having the feavor before
and sent it by W J Mangum
and I hope you have sean
him be fore and heard
how we was doing tel
tel John that I will
answer his letter
in a fiew days I want
to rite T C Kempe a letter
to day tel mary to have
hir aking teeth puled
out and rite soon I have
had sum of mine puled
out and it felt good when
it qit hurting turn over [turn the page]
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gave my fiew lines of
foolishness and best love
and respects to mr and mis
whitworth and tel them
to rite to me tel the
girls to rite for any
thing for pas time is
my glory hear and they
ar good hands for fun
tel mother to rite and
you must rit and rite
whether you ar nading
any money or not so I
will Close and rit
G C Kemp a letter
this eavning nothing
more but remains
yours truly far well
W P Mangum to
L C Mangum