Sept the 18 64
Dear Companion again I will take
my seat to addes you a fiew
lines I have nothing new to
write I am well and doing well
hear for the times and I do hope
this will rea[c]h your kind hand
in due time and find you well
and doing well I can inform you
that I saw [????] [????] brooks and
huldy the other day and it was a
grate pleasure to me to hear all
a bout you and the folks at home
I was proud to hear that you had
not bin iteruped thar was a man
cum in my room and caled for me
and I antswerd him and he said
thar was a lady in the other ward
enquiring for me I was perfectly
panic striken I rose and went
mingled with [?????] [????] desided
it was huldy be fore I got thar
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Caroline I want to sea you as bad as I can
but it wold not be any pleasure to me
to sea you drug a bout hear as some is

they ar gon up to hunt samuel
and I have [reiseted?] each train to
sea them but have not seen nor
herd from them I wold like to
har from them and S. M two
they staid a day and night with
me Caroline I would like a bove
all thing to be with you this
morning we have a butiful rain
this morning I think if I was
thar I cold grabble a mess of
potatoes I expct to start to my
command the 20 if nothing hapns
I hope I will draw my money when
I get thar you must rite to me and
let me hear how all is doing
Caroline I am going to sea you
before Christmas I think
may god spar me to sea you all again
rite soon i have not had a letter since
the [12?]\ of July [????] [????] [???]
and friends W. P to L. C. Mangum