Feb, the, 25, 1864
Dear wife I
tak my pen in hand
this morning to drop you
a few lines to let you
here from R, C, C Mag I am
well excpt cold and sore throat
I am beter this morning I have
just came of gard I rote you
a few lines yesterday By male
but I hadent time to finish
I Started it by male I told
you that I thot you had beter
hire that gurl of Staffords
if She is not in a famly way
I want you to Send me a Box
with them men tha will Start
Back the 4 or 5 of March
I I hant gut any hopes
of geting home I receved your
leter and Houstens I think
my chance is Slim to go
home to See Mother but I
cant helpit
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I Would like to See hur
but this war times wee
cant do as wee woold like
to do that time is past and
gone but So be it the Lords
will be dun not mine
I think Mother case is a
doubtful one it will be
the last of hur Sooner or
later I dont think She will
ever get over it She ma
live Some time yet and
She ma not that is a bad
dese [1] for and old pusson
wee have had the coldest
wether I ever Saw wee had
lots of Snow last week
and ice this day is clear it is
dry doun here Nuthing more
at present that I can think
of I wrote this leter on my
ne R C Caldwell
to M J Caldwell