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Camp 14th N.C.T. april the 6th 1864
Mollie as S. E. Bobbit will
leave Camp for hom to morrow I will
drop you a few lines to let you
know that we are all well
Luet Pugh cut his foot verry
bad this evening with and ax
I have no news to write – all is
quiet – and dull tell Marion
E Newsom that I expect William
will come from yankey dom in
a few days. they have a greed to exchang
all prisioners you must write
Once a weak. write on Saturday
or Sonday than I will know when
to look for your letters. Sometimes
I write to you in the day and get
a letter from you at knight
So if you will have a poticuler tim
to write I will wait until I hear
from you if any thing hapens
you must writen often I close
kiss Emma for me your
Devoted husban until death
Jas W. Newsom

Date: 
April 6, 1864
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Company A, 14th NC Infantry
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Other: 
James W. Newsom's Wife

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Orange
From Note: 
Camp 14th NC Troops

To

To State: 
North Carolina
To County: 
Halifax

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Michael Ellis
Transcription Date: 
November, 2010

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