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Transcription: 

March 31 [1863]
Tenn anderson co clinton . po
Dier wif e I take the presant
time to rite you afew lines to
let you no that I am not
well I hav got a very bad
cold but I hope when thies
few lines comes to hand they may
find you well and doing well
we air stationed at clinton
betwixt knoxvile and the gap
I hav do want to see you the
worst I ever did but I dont
no when I wil get to see you
for I dont hier any talk of
piece heir I hav nothing of
intrest to rite at presant
I am trubled to deth
miteny bcase I can not
be at home at work
sereptia I am along ways
from you but I hav not fer
got you we hav got with the rest
of our ridgment and captin
ben ing field is well I was glad
to meet with the boys
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Serepia I want you to rite
to mee and let me no
how you air geting along
and tell clint to rite
to mee tel the boys to
never come hier direct
your leters to anderson
countey clinton post ofice
rite how all your things is
geting along we hav ahard
ti time of it so I hav
nothing more at presant
to rite so I must bring
my leter to Aclose by
saying that I remain
your loving husband
until deth
D W Revis to
Sereptia S Revis

Date: 
March 31, 1863
Collection: 

Author(s)

Name Variant: 
D.W.
Unit: 
Co. B, 64th North Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Henderson County, NC

Recipient(s)

Name Variant: 
Sereptia
Residence (County): 
Henderson County, NC

From

From State: 
Tennessee
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Anderson

To

To State: 
North Carolina
To County: 
Henderson

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Andrew Albritton
Transcription Date: 
April, 2010
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
May, 2010

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