june the 2 1863
Camp near fredericsburg VA
Dear wife I Seat my Self this
Morning with pleasure this
to drop you A few lines to let
you now that I am well at this
time and I sincerly hope when
those lines Come to hand they
Will find you all well Dear
Wife you dont get my leters all
I [d]ont think and I will Send
one by hand this morning I
Can inform that I receivd A
leter from you the 29 of May
and was glad to hear from you
And would like to here from
all the time I Can inform
that I sent jonas A leter
for him to setel with you and
I want you to lift that note
and I want you to rite how
Much oes back yet I pade
him the principel the amount
was the intrust So turn over
[page 2]
Dear wife you Stated In your
leter that you was most throo
your corn it makes me feel sory
to think how we ar treated now
we usto do as we pleasd and now
We ar worse than Slaves we cant
get a pas to leave the Camps
I Can inform that we get more
rashence than we did this spring
I can inform that fiten is bad
bisnes and if the solders dont
soon get Mor libbert they will
Disert for they know that it is
in vane to fite we may Whip
them hear and at some other
point they whip us and afte
while we ar ruint for ever
I think if this war Comes to
A close and we all get home
those big bugs would beter hold
ther peace while times is
good I must Soon Come to A
Close I havent Much to rite
So turn over and see the
[page 3]
Dear wife I can inform
you that it is very dry and
Cool and windy I think tha[t]
We will have A dry Season
I Can inform that it is
Much cooler hear than in
north Carolina I Can Say to
you if god spares Me til fall
I will Come home to See you
And My dear Children
[page 4]
Camp near virginia
I must Come to A Close
by asquin you to rite I want
to hear from all I will Send
Larrance and jonas and
Jimy each A doler in the
next leter So nothing More
only remain your Husband
til death Marcus Hefner
to Kizia Hefner an to all