january the 26 1864
Northcarolina
Camp near welden
Dear wife I Seat my Self
this evning to let you now
that I am not well at this
time I can inform you that
I taken Sick the nekt day
after I rote
and was Sick about six weeks
I got on the mend til we Started
on the train I taken the
direar I Sincerly hope and
trust when those few lines
come to hand they may find
you all well and doing well
Dear wife yo rote to me
I could not rite you rote
that you was coming out
I did not want you to come
Dear wife if you ar stil
at home and Stout you may
Come
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you may Come your trip wont
be So long we our brigade
have Started to defend its
one State I Cant tel wher
it is going it may go to
Salsbery and we may go to
Morganton and we may go
to wilmanton and we may
Stay hear Dear wife I want
you to Come rite
or you can find hokes
brigade I want you to
bring some peas and Sheld
beans Some of my tobacco
Some salt Some red pepper
Some molasses some brandy
Some onions and Some
Soing thread I want you
To bring me one Shirt one
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pare of drawers and A
blanket and A comfert tel
you return I havant had
any blanket this winter
I drawd two par of pants
and one womis [1] Dear wife
I can inform that times
is hard in old virginia we
dident get any meat for
Some times five days
Dear wife I want to See
you in pertickler if you
Aint well I dont you to
Come I think we ar wating
for transpotation we may
may go to the western part
of the state if we Come
to Salsbery I want to you
bring larrance A long
turn over
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you Stated in your leter
that you was not well
I was Sory to hear that
you was not well I was
Sorry to hear it
Dear wife I must come
to A Close tel the boys
houdy for me
Dear wife I remain your
Husband til death
Marcus Hefner
to Kizza hefner
and Larrance hefner
and jimia hefner
and to all
Dear wife I can inform you
that I got my hat Stolen last
nite and I would be glad
if you would bring me one if its
A Straw hat
[upside-down in top margin]
it is reported that we will get
transpotation A friday I thin
we May stay at roleigh a few days