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1863
Camps Near Poartroiell Va [Port Royal]
February 23
Dear Mother I seat my
Self to wright you a fiew
lines to let you know
how I am I am as well
as I ever was in my
life and hoping that
these lines may find you
all in good helth I dont
think that you wold
know me if you was to
sea me now I think that
their is a Chance for me
to get A furlow in the
Coarse of A month or
Sooner I want you to
make me Sum
Colard Shirts and Pants
and I want you have
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me sumething good to
Eat when I Come
home I will tell you about
the Snow it is about one
foot Deep it Snode one
Day as hard as you ever
Saw it in your life the
Boys is Seaing A heep of
fun at this time with
the Snow Balls I want
to know the Reason that
I dont get leters from
home whether it is be
Cause you dont wright
or whether it is because
you dont Direct them
right or not for fear
that you dont know how
to back them I will tell
you to the 31 Regt Ga
Volinteers Lawtons Brigade
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I want you to by
Some Land and I will
Pay for it for when
the wor ends I want to
have Some Land to tend
try to by Miss Malerys
Land you Can get it
Cheap I think if you
Can get it for $200 Dolars
do it and I will Pay for
it I want you to wright
to me whare you air living
and what you and the
Rest Air Doing wright
as Soon as you get this
leter and tell me all
the good nuse I will
Close wright Soon
W, W, Brown. To
Mrs Vasty Brown