N C Catawba County
August 14th 1862
dear brothers I Seat my self to write yo a
few lines to let yo now that we are all
well at this time except mary she is a litle in the [1]
gants tho she is beter this morning than
she was yesterday the neighbors is jenerly
well as far as I now I have nothing of intrest
to write I was at rockspring monday at the
camp meeting it looked like a pore campmeeting
to what it us to there was a man killed there
he got kicked by a hors on Saturday and dide
Sondy morning about 2 oclock his name was
Jesey [???] I received leter yesterday
from yewens by mr Christa C[l]ark th leter
contained $10.00 Sent by J M the leter
informed us that J M was tolrable well but
Wm L was not very well which I was
sory to here tho I hope before this time yo are
both well and harty olevy and the children is [2]
well and harty Sara is well and the baby
agoodel beter than it has bin she can still
cry alitle onse and a while the conscrips is
to leav catauba to day I forgot to tell yo that
mr Clark requsted me to write to yo rite off
and let yo no that I had received the moey
yo had sent by him he would not hav
eny thing for his trubel is going round
and handing the money over I supose [??]
that the campmeeting
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we have had sum very hot dry wether
the last six or 8 days this morning is not so hot
well I believ I have nothing to write at this time
only remains your brother untel deth

F A Bleckley
to J M and Wm L Bleckley

[added underneath later]
Richmond
Virginia
November th10

Wesley F Wel[??]
Company F 12 Regt
[Geo??] [??]
Wesl[??]

James M Bleckey
Company I 49 Regt
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