NC Conty Camp Mangum
April 28 1862
dear mis i take my pen in my
hand to let you now that i am
well hopen then thes fue linds
may find you all well i resevd
youer leter dis moren i was glad
to hear that you was all
will lawson Wilson got home
dis moren he sade he saw you
and he sed bob Cud runall
a bote i wod like to see you
and him i will send you them
nives and forkes as sunes i Can
git them i will git my likeness
as sunes i can git it taken
i wod as sunes be dire my self as
to send my likness but i dont no
when i will git [to?] come but i can
tell you that i will come as sune as
i get the Chance i wont you to rase
all the Corne that you Can i hope
that i will git to Come home
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dis fole i think that we Can kill
the yankes [tell?] [d?]a i think that
i will git to Com home to sleep With
you nex winter you sed you wod
druser see mey then the money i
wod as suns see you as you wod mey
[?] liv rite on the rale rode abote
[trty?] yards from it i see lots of
men go none to the armey ouer
lewtnen we kunnel wos that
drunk he fell don in the stret
and the dont wont use to drink
A drop i cant git noth to drink
i wod like to have A dram sume
times i Cant git nun her i have
split oure mese i have got [?] in
our mes now i must come to A close
by sayen remember mey on tell
deth rite to mey as sune
as dis comes to hand
W P Cline to Mary C Cline
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A fue linds to
Murkson Cline and
James Cline elien Cline
robberd Cline i think
that the will rase A
lot of corn for me
i did no git my ey
eugs and Chiccken And
bred the you nednot
send eny with out
some bodey Come With
it i must Come to A
close rite to mey

W P Cline to murkson

NC Wake Co Camp
mangum in the Caire
of Capton bost 46 rigme
nt
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A fu linds to mister
[??] John summi
i take my pen in my hand to
let you now that i am will hopen
when thes fue linds Coms to hand
may find you in the same helth
i send you my best re sects to
A have got plenty to eat
got [?]ll and baken and rise
and pese dry frut i Can tell
you that [its?] dus take lots
for ouir famiel i have got
A large l famiel i Can
tell you that i dont like the
place to good i think i Can t
say whare eny uthe man Can
stay i must come to A close
by saying rite to mey as
sunes you Can
W P Cline to
John Summit
NC Wake Co