Cline20

Transcription: 

hous Va
Camp Near Madison Court
november 16 days
Dear wife i Seat My self this
blesing Sabbeth Morning
to let you know that i
am well hoping theas fiew
lines may you all
well i wod A rote b fore now
but i had no paper but i got me
some now i think that i will Come
back A kinson before long and if
i dew i will try to Come home fore
i wont to see you all i was sory to
heare that you was sick but i hope
that these fue lines may find you in
good helth the boys is all well but
John props is bad awf he went to
the horse pitle dis morning V are hir
in the woods the was some snow hire
last week and i was plume bare futit
but i bot A paire of shews i pade ten
dolars fore them if you git dis before
you send them others you may leav
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them at home i was A blige to bie
A paire things is that hy hire i cnt
by them and i spect that are hy
dire too i dont think that dis ware
Cane last long if it dont stop the
will all pirish i think that dat will
stop it the was A too er 3 lile fits dis
week A bot ten miles be hind us
but was not meny kild i hant nothen
new to rite at dis time i wod like
to Come home now i saw as mush
as i wont to see fore A while Co i
must Come to A Close by saying to you
remember youer dire husbon on
tel deth and i will you rite
as sune as dis Coms to hand rite
me all the news derect youer letar
to richmond 46 rig Co K
tell mark and james and elen
and bob be good boys tel i Come home
i like to see them all WP Cline to Mary C Cline

Date: 
November 16, 1862

Author(s)

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

Recipient(s)

Other: 
William P. Cline's Wife

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 

To

To State: 
North Carolina
To County: 
Catawba

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Duane Gilson
Transcription Date: 
March, 2009
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
July, 2009

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