Sept, 1, 1864
Wilmington camp jack
Dear Wife i Seat my Self this
morning to Drop you a fu lines
to let M J C here from R C C
my health is not good at pres
I have the chills I had 3
about 3 weeks ago and I got
them checkt but tha have come
back on me again I have them
every other day I had a bad one
last knight that maks 3 this
time I am in camps the Doct
told me this morning to cum
to the hosp pitel and he wold
Stop them for me I am
going this evening I want
Stopt I am geting very weak
but I am up only when the
chil and fever is on me I hant
no appetite to eat chills is
Sumthing new for R,C,C I
think I will Stop the next
one
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I think we
will have peas
befor long
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Our mes all has had the chills
Well Mag I Suppose you think
I am very Slow a bout writing
to you I think So two my Self
I think the very Same thing
about M, J, C Sum times it is
2 weeks before I get a letter from
you and I get your letters all
in 2 days from Date I think
I will be all right in a fu
days again I wrote Mother a
letter a fu days ago I hant
got a leter from hur Since I
left home,, only one I under Stand
She has bin complaning on me
very much tha cant write to
me til I write to them it
cost me 15 cts every letter
tel C A C and J H C if tha
cant write to me I will
try and get a furlo and go and See them Nuthing more write
Soon tel me all the nuse R,C,C to M
J
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I want you to Seve every blade
of foder have you cut the meadow