General Hospitol No. 24
This Jan the 16th 1864
My Dier Wife
I Seet my Self this eavening
to drop you A few moor
to let you no how I am I
giting well fast I am very
week yet my appatite is
tolerable good Mag I riten
you a letter the 5th of this
month an I hav got no answer
I surpose you never got it
or you wold riten to mee bee
for now Mag I do want
to her from you so bad I
I havent herd a Word from
yow since I seen Mr stimpson
I had the tifored feever
wee hav a very kind dr
he is from NC. Mag I
wold get a fer low if it
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Wasent for the smallpox
the Drs wont let no one
away from her ther was a mans
wife come to see him they
woldent let her come in
to See him it seems like I
hav the lwck to get war
the smallpox ar the doctor
vaxinated mee it taken
very good Mag I hav
not mwch nuse to send
yow you most excuse my
short letter So i most Bring
my few lines to a close By giving
yow an our little children My
Best love and Respects
My Dier Wife I want you to
rite to mee as soon as you get
this an let mee now hoe you
all ar T.F.B. To M.E.B.
my Dier Wife