Jan the 11 1865
Camp near Petersburg Va
Dear Brother it is threw the
kind hand of Provedence
I am bless with the opportunity
of droping you a few lines to
let you no that I am as
well as comon Truly hoping
this note will find you all
well and hearty N B I want
to see you all very bad and
I can inform you that I recived
your very kind leter dated the
5 of which gave me much
Satisfaction to hear from you all
you must Excuse me for not
writing To you Sooner for I have
bin at the hospitle parte of
the tim and had a ball cut
out of my hand it was lodged
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against the bones in the back of
my haind it nearly made me
twist my tale when the doctors
was cuting it out but it is nearly
healed up I can sorty rit that
is all that I do I dont do any
duty at all I haint done any
since I came back [?????]
nor shut my hand nor never
Expect to again I think this
cussed ware will end soon
and in the way I have thought
all the time N B the time
is heard here and I want you to
send be a nother Please help
Phebe to fickes me another and
send it to me for I dont get only
half Enough to eat Rit soon
and oftne Yours J W Parlier
truly fare well to N. B. Parlier