Camp Williso Decber the 18
Savanah Ga 1861
Dear mother i Seete mey Self to lete you know
that iam well as can bee exspted i have Jeste
Got up out of the mesels So ican Go about
and hop these lins may find youal well
at this time i hav nothing ito inter to you
only that ihave rote 1 one leter to you as son
as iGote her and hante herde frm you Sens i lefte
home i wate to rite to me as Get thse lins and lete
me know hoow you air Getten on cinde mother
if plees send some money if you can Get hit
for to pay for my woshing ithinke i will
have the opatunity to Com home in mach
or com[?] their somwher alonG thir both the
whittaker boys [1] is her wek Gery martin 
is her also So Directe yor leter to Savanah
GorGia in cer of catin reddin the 27 reGe
ment So iwill com to aclose bey
SubscribinG my name
W. W. brown
To vashti brown

[the following is written in a different hand]
Charles Chestnut. I received your kind letter to day
and I was very glad to hear from home. I am well
at the present time and I hope that these few lines
will find you enjoying the same blessing. my
weight at the present time is about 140 pounds
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and as I have nothing of much interst to
you I must close my few remarks & hoping
that you will write soon to your son
R T Chestnut [2]