Petersbirg V A 1862
August the 10
dar wife i take my pen in hand
to let you now that i am well
hopen When thos fue lines Coms
to hand may find you all in
good helth i resevd youer kind
leter the 7 wich gave me much
pleser to hear that you was all
well i was one a march all dis
week V got back last night
V was close to the yankes V was
redey to fire on them but the
fond us out and the went back
i tod you that i have saw harde
A times i have rote to h P
summit but i have not got
no ancer yet you Sade that he
was living on hafe rashen but
that is nothen for V have ben
dewing that for the last too mont
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you sade that you wontid to sel
the old maire and you wont to now
what i wod take for her i cant
tel you that you sel her and git for
her what you Can you now that
you Cant git much for her but
i wont you to Ceep the Colt i Can
tel you that Marke huit Wod not
Come A nie my tent he never
spoke to me nothen only hody he
look like A sheep killing dog
dock landed last wenday he
sade that you wonted me to
Come home but i Cant git no
follow [1] if i Cood i Wod Come for
i wod like to be dire to go to
the Camp meeten but i dont
see eny Chanch for me to Come
with out i wod dew like winfed
boyd [2] run A way and i wont
dew that the will giv him the devel
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when he Coms back he stade at
the Camp when V was one A
march sed that he was sick and
when V got back he was gone
before i will dew that i will
stay hire but i wont to come
as bad as eny body i though
if i wod stay A while i Wod not
think A bot home Co much [3]
but the longer the more i think
A bot home i wod drather
starte home then to eat i
am tider of this plase if
you dont see no more pleser
in dis world and i dew you
dont see Much for i wod as sune
be ded as to liv in dis way but
i hope and pray to the lord dis
ware will stop and V will all
git home one time more to
stay dire Co turn over
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i resevd youer leter that you
rote in June got it last week
it was A long time on the
rode you sade that Jane and
leme did jump the brume
he wod beter be in the
armey for all the good he is
dewing dire Co i must
Come to AClose saing remember
youer dir husbun on tel
deth and i will you
rite sune as dis Coms to
hand
petersbirg V A 46 rigment
in the Care of Capton bost
Compney K
WP Cline
to Mary C Cline
whenn tis you see
remember me
A meny miles
A part V
be