KingSton Nc feb The 26 1863
Dear father and
mother I imbrace the opper tunity of
droping you a few lines to inform
you that i am well with the
of [?????] Cold hope these
fw lines will find you all well
and harty father i want to hear
from you and ma in my life if
i ever Can any more fo i haint
never receivd a line from you yet
sinc i left home and i think if you
ever aim to write to me any
you had better git a bought it for
pees will Be made if you don’t
shirtly and it would be a disgrace
to you all your life affer the war is
over Just to think that you have
got as good a looking son in the
army as i am and haint never
got a scratch of a pen from
his father yet after beeing gon eight
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months from his father and mother
i have lookd for a letter tell i have
injured my eyes verry much by it an
i want to look and see on Com
in a fw day fo god sake dont delay
the time no longer if you pleas
remember that i think somthing of
you all and i dont want to be
intirley for gottan by you all if
i aint a dooing you no good
know i have don you good and
will a gain if i live so you may
set that down on yor books i
have no newes to write to you
at the present eney more than all
of the Compay is in Common helth
at the present B F Wood is well
and as fat as a pigg he sends you
his best love and res pects to you
all he says he thinks that you and
him will drink some more appul
Jack to gether a gin be fore long
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the times is hard heare at this
place there is nothing to eat nor
to drink i beleave that it is
the driest place that every
in my life but i exspect
that it is a getting that
way a most every whar in
the Contry some seemes to
think that pees will be mad
shortly but i dont Cal Culate
on gitting to Come home before
lin cons times is out my self
but if i git a plenty to eat
and to ware a somthing to drink
and a five shinplasters i Can
make out verry well me and
B H Wood has ConCluded to stay
durin the ware and after the war
is over then marry a rich widow
south Carelina Whar we Can
mak Cotton and Seet patatoes
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and guber pees Write to me
soon and give me all the
newes that you Can in your
letter So no more at present
only i remain you Son
isaack Copland till deth

give all in quiring freids
my best respects and receve
the same yor self doo the
best you Can and i will
doo the same no more
Right to me soon
iswack Copland to
hardin Copilad