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Transcription: 

Acquia Creek
Oct the 16 1861
Dear Brother I take my pen
in hand to let you no that
I am well at this time
& I hope thase few lines
may find you all well
John I want you to write to me
more plainer then you
have bin a writing for
the letters that capt williams
brought to me I carried them
though the 3d regement and
they was not a one that could
read them so I can not answer
them letters and I carried
them to the 40th regement
and they was not a man that
could read the date of the month
John I want you to send me that
Likeness that is in my trunk
[page 2]
By R. L. Player fold it
up in a Sheat of paper and
Back it to me and do be Shore
and Send it tell Sister
Elizabeth that She need not
to Send me no bed clothing
for I will make out with out
them I want you to write to me
as Soon as you recive this
letter & let me no how all
of the family is John tell
John Ramsys wife that I saw
Johel Pickett last Sunday
and he was well So no more
at this time only I remain
your true Brother untill
deth
Charley Futch
John Futch I will write you
a few lines to let you know that
I am Sick at this time but I
hope that these few lins may find
you well William W Cowan

Date: 
October 16, 1861
Collection: 

Author(s)

Name Variant: 
Charles
Unit: 
Company K, 3rd NC Infantry
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Unit: 
Company K, 3rd NC Infantry
Rank: 
Private

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Stafford

To

To State: 
North Carolina
To County: 
Northampton

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Casey White
Transcription Date: 
July, 2008
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
August, 2008

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