Wilmington NC
March the 12 1864
Dear Wife I will drop
you a fu lines to let
you her from R C Ca
I am well I came here
yesterday in as wet a day
as I ever Saw in my life
I was as wet a fello as
you ever you Saw and got
Sleep the night before
and was in the rain all
night So I Supose I
Start to Richmond
monday morning
I am in wilmington
at this date So you
nedent write til you
here from me [&c?]
I expresed my trunk
to concord you must
Send there for it as Soon
as you get this leter tel
C A Ca to wach for it
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My things is in the botem
of the trunck and Drite
Morison things is on top
my quilt is betwixt ours
Stuf I have a cote pants
Shirt paper flax thread
I cant tel you what all
but that is under my
quilt is mine all but
that gorde of Shells,, there
is a heepe of things of mine
that I hant menshioned you
will find them when you
lift the qilt I kep 3 par
pants and the Same 2 Shirts
3 pare of Socks 2 blankets
Nuthing more Mage
I hant got time to writ
R,C,C yours til Death
afectionet Husban
R C C