PetersBurg Va
July 11th 1864

Dear wife and children I seat my
Self this morning to Rite you afew lines
to let you now that I am well at this
time hoping that these lines may Reach
your kind hands and find you all injoy
ing the same blessings I haint Recieved
no letter from you since the one
that you Rote in June it was dated
the 16 it gave me grate Satsfaction
to hear that you was as well as what
you was you Rote that three are fore of
you had the bowel complaint and you Rote
that you had a mes of potatoes I would
like to bin thare to eat with you
but I could not I think that if
god spares my life that I will eat with
you all once more I have Rote every
week sence I hav bin with the company
I dont now whether you git them are
not but I do hope and pray to god that
you git them so you can hear from me
and hear how I am gitting along
I would like to git your letters so I
could hear from you and my littel
children and hear how you are gitting
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along I want you Rite to me whether
you got your wheat cut are not I could
not come if I could have come I would
you now I have bin in the intrenchments
about two month I haint bin Releaved
In 12 days we git very Durty in the
intrenchments we cant git to wash
our clothes I saw Bill West he come
to our company and staid there two are
three hours he is well he Said that
Wm Walker was well but he could not
see in the night
I want you to pray for me and all
of the people to spear my life to git
home I think that god has heard your
prayers and I hope and pray to god
that he will continu hearing and ancern
your prayers I pray day and night that
god will spear my life and yours and
our littel Children grate god hear
my friends prayers and ancer them
may the god of heaven bless you
all I heard that the Yankeys had tuck
camp vance and Robed the Bank and
kiled Avry F.M. Poteet to his lovin
Wife Martha A.E. Poteet god bless and save
you all is the prayer of your unworthy [????????]