[letter all written in the same hand ]

July the 12 1863
My Dear brther I now
take up my pen to rite yo
a few lines to let yo no
that we are all well at
this time and I hope [??]
these few lines will find
yo in the same state of
health I have not got
much to rite to yo only
that I would be glad
to see yo agane but ig
I dont see yo in the world
let us try to meete in
heaven whare parting
is no more I have not
heard from W [?] [???]
since the nine [??]
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Day june and when
I heard last he had
orders to march at a
moment worning and
I donte now whare he
is now he had not rote
now leter in along
time the are all gone
from whare the was
and I dont now whar
the are now the last
time that I heard he
was going one to mary
land or pencilvania
sow I must come to a
close by sa[?]ing rite
to me as soon as yo can
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M C fisher to D W
M[urph?]

Sister sarah [m?] is not
wary well now [???]
she sais that she can
not rite to yo she has got
the trimbles so bad [??]
she sais that she wants
yo to rite to her any
[???] whethe I cant rite
yo can rite when I
cant sow nthing more
at this time onley
I want yo not to greve
about home more then
you can help sow not[?]
more but remains your
sister tell Death sara bell
to D W Murph
[page 4]
and I send yo ten
sence to send me a leter