July 23 1861
richmond virginia
Dear Nancy Williams I
am goin to write you
another leter which
will caus [?] you to see
a great deal of trouble
but I had much drother
it woulden but you cant
helpit for it is a hard
thing to bar but I want
you to bar it as easy as
poseable I must confess
that this is the last
time that I ever expect
to write to you for I
expect before another tusday
I will be in the batlefield
but I am perfectly willing
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to go for I feel that I am
prepaird to die if I havto but
I may escape for that provide
nce is on my side and if I
do I will most assurdely
com bact home a gain and
do the things that I enten
ded to do when I left if
poseable I will not rite
much a bout the fight
only we know tha they has
bee the hardest foghting
that ever has bee in the
world we hav see fishers
hat it was throu and
his head to and he was
kild and bout 6,000
tell my friend forwell
so for you well tel
we met to N Harrison Hanes




Harrison Hanes to Nancy Williams