Camp Homes Kinston Aprill 27th 1862
Deare Wife I a gane imbrase another oper tunitey of
Love an of Plesure to day to anser your kind an affection[?]
letter which come safe by the hand of Mrs More an
I can say to you that I was glade to here from you
an to here that you was well an doing the best you
can I rede it with some sadesfaction but not as mu
tch as i did the other Dear Companion I am a fraide
that They is something the matter in the famley but
I hope that they ant Poley you rote to me to no
if I was not willin for you to go an see your
kinfolks I can say to you that when you want
to go to go a long an see them an then go back
if you are sades fide thare if you ant let
me no it I tole you beefor I lefet home that if
was not sades fide that I would Cary you a way
but I ant thare nor I dont no when I will bee if
Ever but I hope that I will see the smiles of your
red ruby lipes wonse more in this world if they
is any thing the mater any way I want you to
tell me of it if you please I would like to see you
I could tell you a heape Deare Wife you rot that
if you had my Con sent that was all that you
wanted I dont recon that you want to go vary
offen that they nead to bee a gromling at you I
dont think they have any rite too I all ways low
you to go When I was thare an I expect too when
I ant thare I will stope that subject Deare Wife
I can say to you that I that I have joind
The reglers an has got $50 dolars bounty but I
can say to you that it was a ganst my will
but I had to go in or do with the money
an I thought that I had just as well have
it as any body Else or stay in with out it
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it was not for the money that I went
in for They past a law that all that
from 18 teen an 35 five had to come in to
the field in 30 dayes after this law was past
an if they is any bodey that wantes to come
to this companey had better come bee fore
the 30 dayes is out if they will come they will
git the $100 dolars bounty the law was past
the 15th of this month if they wate till then they
will have to stay in the companey there put
in this is a fact I can say to you that I was
down at ransomes cavraley yesterday an J C Co[?]
was well an all the rest was well fat as
a pig I can say to you that I dont now
when I will git to come home they Cornal
sayes that when times will he will
grant furlows I will come home if I can
this somer I want to if I can git off
I can say to you that they is a good deal of
sickness her in campes I halled out
tentey last weak an has did three in too
dayes one out [?] Co an won out Farthing
henry Smith an Thomas pipes [1] in an
one in a nother Co the neuse is here that they
yankes has taken new orleanes we dont whather
it is so or not I will I can say to you
thees few lines leaves me well at this time
an I hope When thaes few lines comes to hand
they may find you injoyinge good helth
give my best respectes to all inquirin friends
same fore yourself I will close this by saing
good bey Deare Wife I remain
you sent me your hart an your affection Husband
hand my hart you ha[s] got my until Spperated bey
hand too an it will bee with death Good bey
you as long as I live to his Deare Wife J S Coun

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