Camp Davis
June the 1 1862
Dear Wife
It is with
pleasure I enclose
my pen in hand
to inform you that
I am well and
verry well hoping
this will reach
you and family
enjoying the Same
portion of gods blessing
there is a great deal
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of Sickness in camp
but thank god I
have been blessed
with good health
and Strength and
in good spirits
enjoy my Self as
well as any man
in camp I received
a letter from your sister
Sister Betty and I was
much gratified after
readend hur polite
letter
to hear father and all
the family well
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and doing well I
wrote two letters bee
fore I received any answer
Sarah you know I was
glad when I saw the
letter for the smple
reason I think more
of your father than
any man on earth
I would do more for him
Than any one on earth
I want you to write
To me and your father &
Sisters every week as
long as we live
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brother Joseph &
brother are both in
Survice and Henry
Judge his father brought
him down ten days
ago poor little fellow
is verry much dissatis
fied he come to see me
to day and I tried to
console and cheer the
broken heart boy as
much as I could and
told him he must come
to sea me as often as he
could yours &ct I Quinn