[ink very faded in this letter]

Dalton Ga January the 20 1864
Dear wife I take my seat this morning
to rite you a fiew lines to let you no
that I am well and harty and I hope those
fiew lines will reach you and find
you injoying the same like blessing
[I?] shall [look?] for a letter from you
in a fiew days it is all the pleasure
[I?] sea is to read and rite Letters
I have nothing [in?]pota[n]nt to rite at this
time B [W?] Catlett [????] to sea me
the other day he is well and [sinds?] his
respects to you and said tell you to
rite to him [??] [???] [not?] recieved a
letter from home in a long time
and is very anxous to hear from his folks
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[??????????????????????] to no that
[??????] [not?] [???][???] wea ar in a
desolate condition and may god hasten the
happy time when wea can com home
and live in pease So I will Close and
weight for a answer from you that I am
[lookind?] for [????] but remain yours till
death W P Mangum L C Mangum
[mother?] and Sisters