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Petersburg .V .A .Oct 16,64
My dear wife I Seat my Self to
answer your kind letter dated
the third of this month I was
truly glad to hear form you but
I expected to hear from that
Soldier my dear I am well
and harty at the present time
only yesterday I had the luck
of Spliting my left hand open
but I had it Soad up again
I cannot use it at all I hope
my dear this will find you well
and harty and got that big Soldier
I have no news to rite at the
present time only I am Sorry
that lewis has to come into
the army I wold like for him
to come to this compny but
it is too late now if I wold
do knew it about amonth ago
I cold have had him braught hear
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My dear you Sead you wonted me
to tell you when I wold
get afurlow I cant tell you
presiseley when but it will
be towards the last of
November thats if I have
luck though I will let
you no when I get reddy
to come I cant tell you
when that will bee for the
times air on Surten one day
we air fighting and then
the next they hant agun
fired So we hafto Just bee
onn our guard my dear as
I have no news to rite I will
now close by asking you
to rite Soon and dont forget
for I Shal meet you before long
rite Soon
John .H .Horton to his love
Partha .L Hartman