Richmond Va July the 14/62
Dear brother I take my pen in hand to
inform you that I am well hoping these fiew lines
may reatch and find you ingoying the gratest of
health and fathers family too dear brother I have mutch
of anything to right only I have bin in three of
the largest fights that was ever fought in a merica
or hope that ever will bee fought a gain We run
them to the happy land of canian We run
them all most to deathe Dear brother
I want you to come back as soon as you can
for I want to heir from home and all
of the crops John I want you to write
to me as soon as you git this and give me
all of the newes that is ?>ning for I
want to heir from you all bad a nuf
give my love to all of the famaly and tell
them to write John I did not draw
your money when We draw money before
for we was going in a fight and I did
not draw it but we will draw in a fiew
days and if you dont come I will draw it
for you John and Willy futch got kild
and Robert got kild at macanicks
vill in the first fight we had So I
must close for having nothing to write
so nothing now at this time only I
still remain your kinde brother
C F Futch

excues this if you pleas and
answer it if you pleas as soon
as it comes to hand So nothing more
John tomas Mackingtire got kild the
Second Fight in twenty steps of me
[???] and Runyan sends thir love
to you So farwell for this time
remember well and bear in a faithfull friend is
hard to find.