this the 8 of September 1862
Dear Wife I once more Seat my
Self to let you now that I Receivd
your kind letter and was glad
to hear from you that you and
the boys was well and doing well
I can inform you that I am well
at this time and I cincerely
Hope when these few lines come
to hand they may find you
in the same state of health
Dear wife you stated in your
letter that you had no body to
Stay with you yet I cant help
it if you cant get none I Want
you to injoy your time as good [1]
Well as you can and dont do
any more than you ought to do
you stated in your letter that
Some of the Concrips Refused to
go I Wish they mite Stay but
I fear they will put themselvs
in trouble before they get throo
with it they will the Steel
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you stated in your leter you would
like to now all that is in
my mess I can only Say that
Daniel pope and alfunso Hoke is
our Cooks and all the Catfish
Coner is in one mess Some twenty
eight me and Miles Drum and
Daniel Huffman and Hosia Huffman
Slepe in one tent and joshua Drum
and lanson Huffman levi isaac and
john isaac in tother these eight
is our old Mess. we stil Stay to
gether yet yo Stated in your letter
if I want any thing you will
Send it me I Can Say to you
that I dont want any thing
I have a plenty of Clothe and
beding if I had had any thing
More I would have left it back
I wont cary as much any more
as I have if it is Conveniant
if any person come to our Regment
you ma Send my gloves
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you stated in your letter that
times was hard with you you coul
not get any thing without
prices but if you was in old
virgenia you mite talk about it
I aint got any thing new to
Wite to yo at this time Dear
I can inform you that egs is
75 cts a dessen buttr one Doler
I dont bye much I can do w
without it I some times bye
a dussen of appels or peaches so
nothing More at presant
only Remain your afectionate
husband until death Marcus Hefn
to Kiza Hefner

A few lines to mister
Dear friend I this evning Seat
my Self to drop you a few lines
to let you now that I am Well
and I hope when these few
lines come to hand They ma find
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you all in the Same State of
health I now can inform you
something about Camp life Camp
life is Said to be a hard life
I can inform you that I like
Camp life tolerable well but not
like home Dear sir I am sory
to hear that there was A fresh [2]
on the crick for I no that it
has ingerd yore crop I Can
inform you that I herd from your
son severil times some of the boys
was to see us they said he was well
I Sent him word for him to
come over but he aint come yet
it is about three mile we cant
go no where we have to drell
the news is come that jackson
has taken bottimore So I must
come to A close excuse me for
My bad speling and Riteing so nothing more
Rite as Soon as you can and tel Me all the
Marcus Hefner

[added across the tops of pages 2 and 3]
Rite to Richmond va the fifty seven Regment north carolina troops
in car of Captain