Caldwell44
Oct the 22 1864
Dear Wife I Send you a
fu lines with Hays to I
am well and fat I
bot you Sum Palmeto
I pade 12 Dol for it
the the third of it is Bob
Ads he Pad 4 Dolo I Started
you a letter yesterday
by male I well Send you
the Palmeto the fires chance
keep a Sharp look out
for it tel Sandy to Save
it for you it is fine
I Dont no whether I can
git Hays to take it or no
I will Send it Sum of
those days I am on gard
to Day I hant time to
write R c C to M J C
write Soon to me
I am on the Sound
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he will Be Back
By Harris Depot
the forth of next mon
if you want to Send
my pants you can Sen
with him his name
is Nelson Hays I hant
time to write any
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