Virginia
Camp near yorktown in
Cair of captin James
rily this the 26 day of april [1862]
My Dear Partha i rote aletter
on the 25 of april and in about
ahalf ahour i received your letter
My der Partha i now Seate my
Self to right yew afew lines
that i am not well I have
got the piles verry bad but i
hope that when theas few
lines reach yew they will
find yew enjoying good helth
but the canons ceap roreing
round us but i dont cear
for thm Partha i rote in my
letter yesterday that yew had
forgottin me i jest got done ritein about
ahalf anhour before
i got your letter.
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but i hope that yew hant
My dear Partha i hope and
trust in god that i will
See yew in the corse of three
mounth but if not wate upon
me whitch ihope and trust
in my allmyty god that yew
will thear air no chance of
gettin aferlow til the waur
is ended My dear Partha
we was on this march from fredericks
burg to yorktown all days we
was run perty near to death
and my dear Partha yew must
not for get me i am afar of
from yew but dont let that
make yew forget me
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My my dear Partha
iam out of money and i will
get my pay the last of
June or the first of July
My dear Partha i wont yew
to have your likeeness tacon
and Send it to me if yew can
have yourn and my Sweat
babs tacon to gether an
give it to your papy
and let him give
it to Jacob klutts thats
if he ever comes to our
cumpeny i wold rejoys
to See your likeness
the men in our camp
play card on Sondy as
well as in the
weak
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My Dear Partha L Hartman
Amid the glories of that
world + dear saviour think
on me + and in the victories
of thy death + let me a
Sharer be + his praryer the dy
ing Jesus hears + and instantly
replies + to day thy parting
Soul Shal be +
with me in paradise
My dear Partha rite as Soon
as yo get this letter for
i mite meet your letter
on the road for i dont
know but wat imay
be turned off My dear rite
Soon icood hav rejoyct while
rea[d]ing it if i woddo aben
by myself