camp near milford Depot Va
April 30th/64
Dear father & mother
I this eavning
seat myself to drop you a
few lines to inform you how
we ar giting a long
& that we ar going to leav hear
in the morning we ar going up
on the on picket
& I dont supose we will come
back to our winter quarters
any more we ar all well &
in fine sperets I got a
leter from uncle Franc
to day he is well they hav
moved from their winter qua
rters a mile Franc says that
they ar expecting a fight
at a most any time so are we
I ansuerd your leter of
the 17th inst whitch is all the
lete I hav received from
home yet I mite have to
cut my leter short but I will
rite again as soon as I can
my horse has mended since
I left home I get plenty
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to eat myself and plenty
for my hors I wrote Mother I
wrote to you to send me a
Short Coat but you nead knot
do it for I will draw one
before long I am writing
the [???] [???] of the paper but
I suppose you can ceep
up with it I am doing
very well and I dont want you
to be uneasy about mee
I want you all to do the
best you can & write to me
oft[?] as you Can & I will
do the Same so I will Close
for the present
yours truly til death
A W Blair
To Mr Jhon Blair
& A Blair
to Back you leter to the
Ritchmend first NC Cav
Company D
in cear of capt Blair
army of northern Va
to Ritchmond VA
excuse dirty paper