Sept, 10, th, 1864
Wilmington camp Jacks
NC
Dear Wife By the Blesing
of god I am Well at present
well mag it hant much nuse
to comunicate to you at presant
only Sum ides as relats to presing
horses I Want you to tel them you
hant but 2 work horses and it
takes them both to work what
ground you have,, 2 work horses and
a colt I Dont want them
to take any of my Stock tel
them you run 2 plows I want
you to run two plows til I get
home if it is the Lords will
I Shod get home home is a
Sweet place But the lord
only nows when that will
be if I get home I want
horces I Dont in the cnfedret
paper Dont Sel any flower
at the goverment prices
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Well Mag I Was at church
last night Methist and Bab[?]
Babtist tha had a lively time
of it the prodigals returning
home tha had the fated calf
Slain and a wonderful a Do
his text was the 15 ch of Luk
18 verce he preach a good
Sermon there is a great revivle
going on here at present I hope
it will Do Sum good for there
is great need of it this is one
weeked place Awful indeed
I will be on gard to morow garding
goverment Stores guns cotin corn
powder bots prisners every thing
that belongs to the goverment
it taks 50 men to make one
gard when I go on I Stay 24 hours
I hope the chills wont cum
back on me badely again tha worsted me
badley) Nuthing more write
Soon R,C,C to .M,J,C