Pocataligo SC
March 22 1863
Dear wife
i take mi pen in
hand to let you now that i
am well at dis time hopen
when those few linds Coms
to hand may find you in the
same blesens i resevd youer
kind leter the 20 i resevd
A leter from PR Cline last
Night he was well and one
[?]P Summit and he
was well i was sory to hear that
Calin was ded but i spect that
he is beter auf then we are for
the times is hard and no
Chance fore them to git eny beter
i hant got eny thing new
to rite at dis time
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you sade that you went up
to try to git me awf i
wod be mity glad if you Cood
git me aff but i am Afrade
that it will be A bade
Chance if i was at home now
i Cood stay dire i expect
that i will stay til the ware
is ended it dont seme that i
Can stay that long it dos seme
that dis year has ben as long
as too i mus Come to A Close
by asken you to rite as
sune as dis Coms to hand Co
i remain youer dear husbon
on tel deth derct youer
leters to Charldson SC
46 reg W P Cline
to Mary C Cline