Cline40

Transcription: 

VA camp near orang C H

Dear May the 1 the 1864
wife i seat mi self to ancer
youer kind leter that Come to hand
yesday which gave me much plesher
to hear from you and to hear that
you was all and it fond mi in
good helth you sed that you hant
got no leter from me sence the
30 of march i have rote three
sence that time and i resevd
too from you i dont no what become
of them i want you to rite if you
git mi leters ar not and i will
rite you wonted to no if i got
what you sent in summit [box?]
i got it i got a poke full but i
diden no that eny of the fruit
belong to me i expect that you
begaine to need some money
but i hant got eny yet but
i think that we will draw some
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before long i Can tel you that
money is mity [Caset?] hire at
dis time the boys is all you
sed that youer hogs look well
fead them all that you Can
for meat Cant be bout i no
that we will hafto du with out
if dis ware dont sune stop for
we dont git eny hardly now
but i hope that you will never
[??] as [Cast?] as we are hire
but there is only one thing that
i ask and that is for the almity
to spaire me to git home once
more to stay dire and liv like
i did once Co i must Come to a
Close by asken you to rite sune
i remain youer loven husbon on
tel deth direct youer leter to
richmond 46 reg Co W P Cline
K in Care of Capt Bost M C Cline

Date: 
May 1, 1864

Author(s)

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

Recipient(s)

Other: 
William P. Cline's Wife

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Orange
From Note: 
"Camp near Orange Courthouse"

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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