VA Camp near orang Co

April the 17 the 1864
Dear wife it is with plesher
Dis sabeh [1] morning that i take
to drop you a few lines to let
you no that i am not well i
have ben Cick for the last too
weeks but i hope thes few lines
may find you in good helth i
hant got no leter frum you senc
link Come back i got them
things that you sent in abernathy
box i sent mi gluves and necles
in H H Chell Coldwell blankit
you Can git them when the git
the blankkut you rote about
my paps fox [2] a duing nothen
for you i Cant help that for
you not that the never dun eny
thing for me when i was dire
i hope that you dont blame
me for that if you du i Cant
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help it for you no that i Cant
make them due if the dont
wont to due i hope that i well
get home sume time a agane
and i will not aske them
for eny help i hant got nothen
new to rite at this tim only i
Can tel you that we are looken
everday hire for a big fite
i expect that we will have
a hard time dis sumer hem [3]
that livs to see dis sumer
thru think that the will be
safe thru dis ware and i hope
that i will be one that will Com
thru i must Close by asken
you to rite as sun as dis
Comes to hand derect youer
leter to riChmond VA 46 reg
Co k in Cair of W P Cline
Capt Bost to M C Cline