Richmond Va July [15?] 186[3?]
5 Division Chimborozos [???]
Dear Father and
famly I take my pen in hand
to pen you a few lins to let you
Know how I am I am Tolerable
well hoping thes few lins
may find you all well
I haven much to write to you
thar is but little news from
Lees army thar is a grate
meny her from his army
wounded in the last fight
none of the [16?] yet as I know
but looking for Them

martin is her he is very
sick had a this morning
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I think is the feaver he
has got John Mi[?]ts is her
he is mending fast know
I wrote to you the other day
it had ben along time sence
I wrote to you the reason
was when I was taken sick
I thort I cood sleepe my time
off the best and the m[??]
was wh[?] I cood git it and
I [??] it and slep for
4 Days the time did not
apear longer then one day
if I cood git it I wood sleepe
the balanc of my time in
Virgina and that wont
be long with out alterations
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I think General Meed will
Meck Lee meck peace befor
long I am clear out of hop[?]
wors know then I ever have
ben sence the war comence
I dont cear how soon they meck
peace for iam tired of [??] war
we have lots of rane her we
had the bigest storm her
last eaving of [??] the river
is very hie tho not as hie as it has
bin I was to day thu[?] a corn
fiel and I tell you it looks
fine it is the first time I have
bin [??] clost to eny corn
I wood give eny thang in thes
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worl if I cood git to come
home at this time but thar
is no chans[?] I recken tho I [??]
[?] live in hops of giting home
agen but dont know when
but if I dont mend fast I will try
Them whether I git one or not
they can but denie me
I heard old Lee was fiting
agin but I dont know whe
ther it is so or not
I will Close for this time
hoping to here from you
soon Direct Chinborazo
5 Dev [???] G
I remain your sun till Deth
L. W. Griffin