Greeville Camp morting [1]
Sep tember the 18 1862
dear wife its with pleasur that
I tak the opportunity of Riting
to you By James Black he has
Bin to the Cumbrlen gap and
is going to stay with us to nit
I am well onely I hav the hed
Ack this Eaving vary Bad
living on wheat Bread dont A
gree with mee tena I am in
hops when thase lins Cums to
you tha ma find you and
the Children well God Bless
thair little Sols I no tha want
to See mee and God nos that I
want to see you and them I
dont sleep mutch hear I am
up lat at nite and up soon and
as soon as my Eys is open my mind
is A pon you and the Children
I hav to quit for A while and go
on dress pur Rade its now over
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I hav not got my money yet
the quarter master has not got Back
yet as soon as he Cums I will
Send you Sum money tena I
am A frad you hav dun bad
A Bau sum thin to Eat I want
you to Rit to mee and let mee no
how you hav mad out A Baut
Bread I Baut mee Sum Close
I got A pair of Blue m Jans
pants for three dollars and A
new Shirt for one dollar and
twtey fiv Cent if I dont git
A fur low I want you to Send
mee two pair of socks
you can send mee any thing
you pleas By takening it
in A pok sused up and send
it down to Elxanders and
tha will send it to mee
By sum Bod dey
tena I want you to git
the Rays to Biy that Corne from
Coock and I will pay for it
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my Capton Sed he intends
mee to go home if thair is
any chans But thair is no Boddey
out to Send mee after I am hear
with out any Blankit I want
you to send mee suthing to sleep
on if you can tell the Boys that if
tha doo hav to volenteer I want
them to Cum hear tha hav tuck
men out of all the copaneys and
mad A new one and goodson [2]
Rob Berds is Capton and he is one
that will doo tho I yet Belong
to stevens I under stand that [3]
the quarter master has got Back
the paymaster will Be in to day
or to morrow then I will Rite to
you A gane tena I got A letter
from John E Barreett he is well
James Black Sed that thair was
Sevril of the Boys was Bair footed
and not mutch close on thair
pourr Backs
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I Send you Sum poerty in
this letter
John W Reese to
Cristena V Reese