Hors pittle on the Charles July 31 1862
town rode 5 miles from Richmond Va
Dear Father and famly
I take my pen in hand to let you
Know how brother is he is beter
mending very slow I am tolibel
well at this time hoping thes few
lins may find you all well
I received aleter from you was
Dated 22 I was glad to her from
you to her you was coming her to see ous
we will be so glad to meete you
and gorge I wont know how to
Do I am looking for you evry
eaving but Cant see yo yet but
will soon our hol Devison
has gon to ston wall the yankes
is all gon thar left the sick
her some is Diying meny as 7 per
day but I have [?]ased my brother
agin if he gits no back set
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I hope he wont her is abad place
her thar is 24.00 sick men from
A P Hills Devision very hot her in
at this time I think heape hoter then
thar if you Dont starte tell this
leter gits thar you com Doun the
Charles sity Road you will
find ous A P Hills Division
Hors pitle Come sun for I want
to see you so bad I think I will
Run away when Jim gits well
and stay awhile for I am so
tierd of this war I wish one
side wood whip so we cood
Come home thar will be a fight
befor long about Fredricks
Burg I think they ar fiting for
hit very fast know look out for
one maby when they have the
next one maby they will ma
ck peace and come home
I wish they wood go to fiting
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and fight evry Day tell the was
all Killed on one side or other
then maby they wood quit
fighting to my sisters once mor
you sed for me to send you
aname for the male boy I wood
but they ant worth aname
and I dont want you to belitle
you selvs to talk to them let
them go for they ant worth
eny thang they ar like aheape
of the other Democrats all
stay at home tell concrip snatc
them I am glad and mad to for
concrip I do hate and them that
made hit I hope we will git
a heape of leters by having so
meny male boys thar Jest
let the millers pass for
they ar not as bad as the male
boys for they was not secessioners
for they was for the younion
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I hate the name of secession
for hit has cased so meny to see
truble when hit cood ben hope
if they had atride but they wood
not Do hit and I dont cear how
much truble they hafter see
know so imust close for
hit is giting late and I hafter
meck Jim [1] sum mush for his
supper I give 10 cts for 1 pint of
corn meal for him and went
and got 1 quart of milk for 25 cts
and will let him eat alitle
at atime Give my love to all of
the enquiring frinds beshore to give
Miss Matti G my love Dont give
Miss Mag D eny for she has for
got me and i will for git her
too so good by for this time
from your loving brother
tell deth far away L. W Griffin
to W L Griffin an famly