November the, 1, 1864
Camp Nere the sound

Dear Wife I lift my pen in
answer to yours of the twenty 24
I Rec one Dated the 17 tha come
in tDu time tha found R C C
well I Was gld to here from
home and that the famely was
all well that is one great Blessi
Bestode on us unworthy Beings
ma god continue those Blessings
til wee meet a gain this makes
the 4 letter I have written to you
Since you left here the one be
fore this one I Sent 3 Dolars
in it to you NC mony I Sent
your Palmeto to Harris Depot
By Mrs Starons I Paid hur 2
Dolars for tak an it it cost
mee 14.Dolars to get it you
I hadent time to Send a letter
with hur I wraped it up in
paper hard and fast my name is on it
and yours
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Well Mag I hant Much
Nuse of intrest to Send you
only war Nuse I Supose you can
her plenty of that at home
wee have bin victorus at
Petersburg I hope this Blood
Shed will Soon Stop if it
is the lords Will not mine
But his Be Dun I Dont think
there is any Dang of a fight here
But wee ma be Sent to VA I
cant tel I Dont here no talk
of it I Dont care I Dont never
See a figt I ant anxious
for the Sight I have ben
greatly Blest So far,, well
Mage Sow your oats first it is
a most two Swone to Sow Wheat
try to Swo as much of it in
the light of the mon as you
can,, now is the time to comence
to Save your corn on the top of
the Pile Nuthing more R,C,C,to.M,J,C
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wite Soon tel RC all the Nuse who is gone to the war