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Transcription: 

NC Camp nere goldbore
may 9 1862 46 rigment
dear miss i take my pen
in hand to let you now
that i am well and i
hope When thes fue
linds Coms to hand may
find you all in good
helth i got my rpet
sack & pise and ewgs [1]
i was mty fond of them
we dont git meny
goodes hir i never
got them eggs that you
sent with huit day [they]
have not got hire
yit i wont you to have
my pigs spade all of
then for the must make
youer m[?]et i hope that
i will git home tell
[??] W P Cline to M C Cline
[page 2]
i heard that Caney
huit was Sick i dont
now what you will doo if
he cant plow you will
hefted try to doo the
best you Can i wont you
to send me A dram
with buck setser
if you plase you Can git
it from Maiel tell
him that i Cant git
any dram hire it
is $1 dol and 50 sents
A quart tell Cane and
[???] i am well
i have got nothen
new to rite at this
time remember youer
dear husbon on tell
deth and i will remember
you i now W P Cline
to Mary C Cline

Footnotes: 
  1. pies and eggs?
Date: 
May 9, 1862

Author(s)

Unit: 
Company K, 46th NC Infantry
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Other: 
William P. Cline's Wife

From

From State: 
North Carolina
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Wayne
From Note: 
"Camp near Goldsboro"

To

To State: 
North Carolina
To County: 
Catawba

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Brett Young
Transcription Date: 
March, 2009
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
July, 2009

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