[no date or place, but probably included with the January 17, 1864 letter]

My Deare and lovin Wife a
few more lines as I dide not
have room on the other Co
B and E has drew a list to send
home for boxes I have wrote
home what I wanted but I
will it agane I want 2 or 3 galens
of brandy and 15 or 20 pound of
butter and a bout 2 galens of
molases and about 2 hames of
meat some drid fruit and drid
beanes gren aples some unions
and some sweet bred and if Paw
has Kiled his hoges they have
any saseges I want a mess or 2
I want all I have wrote for
I wrote for Some buckets wheat
flouer for we dont git mch to
eat here ma harmon and
Joseph Mast will bring them
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Deare.. Wife I must come
to a close by asken you to
Parden all mistakes give
my best love and respects to
Cary and all the rest of the
famley and all inquiren frendes
So nothing more onley I reman
your true lovin Husband til
deth partes us Good by for
a while
J. S. Councill

I want you to write to me
ever Chanc you have dont fal
for I want to here from you
ever chance
J. S. Councill
To M. A. Councill
To E.. Councill