Campe near Faitsvill
Pensilvania June 29 1863
Dear wife I now take my
pen in hande to in form you
that I ame well at this
time hoping those few linds
Ma find you in goode
helth Dear wife I can Say
to you that I have Saw Sits
Sens I lefte virginia this is
a vary find cuntry weltha and
vary thict Setteled and the
fines wheate crops that I
evear Saw and corn is flurish
ing we hade a long traveal
in coming hear we have
not found now enemy
yet tha Say that the
yankees is at harisinburg
a Bout 60 Milds in frunte
of us
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I Most tel you something of
our fair in this State
Sattearday eavning we
caim this plais Stoped to
Reste a day or too Sunday
Morning tha let Som go
out a forging and we
just got eny thing that
we wanted Milke and
Butter chickings and eggs
eny thing that we wanted
we coulde get at our one
prise tha did not want
oure Money But we tolde
them tha coulde take that
or nothing our cominey dide
not eate les then 25 chickins
yeasterday the othear
things is sow meney I
Caint Mension for it was
so grate the confederate
Stats has got Shet of
feading us now
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We hearde this Morning
that olde Jo hooker was
coming in the Rear of us
and if he is he may loke
oute for D H hill is coming
in the Rear of Hooker and
i thinke we can hit him
on evear Side I can say to
you that i wolde like to See
you all a gain tho I am
furthear from home now then
ever I was in this ware yet
I hope tha this will bea the
[??] ending upe Shoure
if we shoulde Be sugsesful
in this atemte wich I hope
we will Bea it loks odd to
com out of the south in this state
for thear is now slavs only
what we [???] with us
the negrouse quarters
we cant see eny hear
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A few linds to my
little Childearn tel Bude
and Sis to Be gode childea
rn and tel them houdy
for me So I Most Bring
My letter to a close Bey
asking you to Rite to me
and fail not L alman
Direct you letters to
Winchester va in cear of
liutenant Jams S Haris [1]
Co B 7 NC Regt lains
Brigade [2] Penders division