Mangum35
Mariter  Ga  June the 22   64 
  
 Dear wife I rote you a letter  
 Severl days a go and did not  
 Get it mailed and I will  
 ad a fiew lines as I have  
 no nues since it was rote  
 I recievd your letter the 20  
 that you rote the 12  it was  
 a grate pleasure to me to  
 open it and read that you was  
 well an doing as well as you ar  
 tho I am a frade that when  
 I hear from you a gain your wheat  
 will be spoiled with the rain  
 tho I hope not  the weather is  
 yet unseteled  we have a bad  
 time to cook tho we do a site  
 of it  I can bake more bread  
 than four wimin  I wold like  
 well to have the chance of eating  
 som of your your and mothers  
 cooking  I  get a plenty of  
 meat and bread to eat  
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 I have not got rume to close  
 Tell mother I wold like to see a line she rote  
  
  
 I dont no what you will think 
 when you get this old black  
 letter but I have no paper and  
 I will send it along and you  
 can read som of it  our men is  
 Stil running a round the  
 Same line and fighting a little  
 evry day  the men is geting very  
 tired of it and well ni worne  
 out  I must close for it is a  
 goin to rain and I will get  
 my letter wet for my old tree  
 will not turn all of the rain  
 Caroline I hear the feds is  
 a crossing the river at  
 shaller ford a bove gansvill  
 but I do not beliave it  
 you must rite soon and oftain  
 as you can and I will do the  
 same  direct your letters to  
 mariater  I saw R. B. M today and  
 him and H F Kidd was well  
 thir Capt is wonded Slitly  I will  
 close  farwell W P mrs L.C Mangum


