Hamilton N C. Martin Co
December the 13 1863
My Deare and affectnated Sister
I wonce more have the optunety
of Droping you afue Lines to in
form you that I am in very
good helth and more soe
in Spiret fore I am in hops
that this ould ware will Soon
come to a close and then we
all can come home and Stay
and now I hope that wh
en thes fue lines
you [??] may find you
in good helth and we aire
now undere martching or
ders to goe m[???] But then
fore my parte I cant Say
wheare we Shall goe too[?] yet
and the place that we are at
is a Beauteful one and [???]
garde Duety is very light on
us at this time and all is qu
iet in frunt at the present
and I want to See you all very
Bade at this time and I must
come to close fore the present
time hiping to heare

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and I want you to to send
me Some cl uo to the
old mans I can guit them
from tharr ma
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A J Wade

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