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Jan 29 1863 Camp Whiting near Willmington
Mr Jesse Phillips Dear father and mother I
Seat my self to let you no how I am
and to let you no I recived yor leter
of the 28 it found me well as Comon
orren is well and strong and J C B is [1]
well I hav not much news to tel you
at this tim I hop thas few lins may
find you all well and doing well I
the fortsixt is in this Co [2]
som 30 or mils from her strong
got a leter from franc day be for
yesterday they ar stationd at a bridg
cros north east river eight mils from
Burgaw station Benoms Brig is a County
bidg if you rit to wash let him no [3]
whare I am I dont no wher to direct a
leter for him to get hit franc told
in his leter to direct to burgaw station
I rot to sam som das a go but hav
not got no answer yet if any body
has any notion of Comin to se them
it is as good a tim as they will get
I think if you tak a notion to Com
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you must com by her too we hav
som rit smart of deserers in our
Co and likle to hav more yet I will
not nam them you will her it tim
a nuf som of them has Com back
and they hav got them in the gard
hous and they ar a Cort mashelin
them to day I do not no what they
will do with them not much I
hop I wod lik to hav som potatos
for I Cant by won har at no pris
what ever I Cant rit to you all
tel Joana to do as she liks a bout
the hank Chief and [??]d I want
you all to rit to me and giv me the
news in good old Robeson it is
not spelt rit I will Clos for
this tim tell mag to rit to me
and all of the rest of them
nothin mor at this tim

Edmund M Phillips
to you all at home