Oct 30th 1863
to Dear friend I take my pen
Drop you a fu lines to let [??] [1]
know that I am Sent [???????]
this moring I hope I [????????]
giv along now but [?????????]
Bouls is not well [??????????]
I have no appetite to [???????]
I am taken lodnum and [????]
Spirits of terpntine mix [????]
vry 2 hours Mag I Sent [???]
you my Shous an Socks
and Shirt with mr
I want you to have lether
tops put on my Shous take
the cloth of If wash has
made Sole of my lether you
Swoop it far upper you
have gut Sole Stel can
to make them Shous fit [????]
rase them well you Sa[??????]
those tops nuthing mor[???????]
I hope those fu lines you [???????]
[page 2]
Write Soon
[????]let me no how
[????]ou ar giting along
[???]nd how the nabors
[??] doing and all about
[??] Nuthing more onley
I Ramane yours until
Death R C C M T Caldwell

tel Martha Lody an Low
and and Leander
I wrote C A C a leter
when I git beter
I wil write aleter
giv my love to all
[????] famley R C C M J C
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