Camp near frederickberg N. VA
May the 31 1863
Dear wife I Seat my Self this evning
With pleasure to let you know that
I am well at this time and I hope
when those few lines reaches you they
May find you all well Dear wife you
Statet in your leter that Daniel caut
one runaway you Stated that his name
Was Cain Stuard I would like to now
What he don Dear wife i can inform
you that we was on picket for Severl
days I can inform that there was
an alarm last nite the Signal guns
fired I can inform that there was
Some old raken done I can inform
that there is a Moove in the army
We have Marchin orders at this time
and have had for Some time I Can
inform that it is very dry wether at
this time and very windy and
dusty I can inform that it is much
Cooler hear than in north carolina
some days is very hot and some days
is very Cool the nites is Cool you
Stated in your leter that you was
Coming out after harvest I would
like if you Could come So turn over
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Dear wife I Can inform you that
I Sent you ten Dolers buy frederick
Smith I also Sent A blanket and
A Cote and A Cupel of pare of
gloves and Some buttons and
A Cap for larrance to the Catawba
Station in Care of Loreance Dear wife
I dont want you to Send Me any
More paper and invelops til I rite
for them I have plenty of each I
Will Send you one of my make we
Can get plenty of paper in frederics
berg that was distroyd Where we
Make our envelopes of I can inform
you that times is dul in Camp
I havant Much to rite at
this time you Stated in your leter
that you had severl galons of brandy
and at last Stated you didnt get
one galon I do not ont none to
drink I would liked to had it
Hear I Could get A hundred dolers
for one galon to retail it that was
what I wanted you to Save it for
So nothing more at this time only
remain your absende Husband
til death Marcus Hefner
to Kizia Hefner