Caldwell36

Transcription: 

[June 3, 1864]

[?????????????????????] dated [1]
May 26, [??????????] wrote in ten days
as I have been on picet and I hant
gut my trunk yet and I left my
paper and envelops So I hant
got nuthing to rite with only as I
Borow I dont no when I will get it
I am going to Wilming to morrow
I will get Sum paper and invelop
if can get if I dont no to day [???]
where I will be to morow I cant
promis what I Will do to morow
if I go I will get you Sum Stamps
if I can and Send in this leter
you Spoke of aloom I dont care if
you get one but I dont want you
to be of your corn or groing
things if you got any wheat to
See grind it and Sell the f[l]ower and
Save the Bran for the pigs when you
get time dont be driblen it out
when you git don plouing Sell
your corn all ina pile those
hierd Nigers will be to pay for
drible out you corn and Stuff and
you want [??] no what you have got
for it ,, if you have any to sell
[page 2]
I like [????????????????] [2]
than any place I have
bin yet but I dont
no how long we will
Stay I have got one
Blanket to li on that
is my Bed corn Bread
and Black cofe Nas[???]
meet we get Sum but
milk at one doler a quart
Nuthing more
R, C, C to M, J, C
June the 3, 1864

Footnotes: 
  1. top of page damaged and torn
  2. page torn
Date: 
June 3, 1864

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. C, 10th Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Cabarrus County, NC

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Cabarrus County, NC

From

From Note: 
near Wilmington

To

To State: 
North Carolina
To County: 
Cabarrus

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Andrea Cudworth
Transcription Date: 
November, 2011
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
December, 2011

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