November, the, 10, 1864
Camp Nere the Sound
Dear Wife I Seat my Self
this morning to Drop you a fu
lines in answer to the one I recd
yesterday Dated the 7 I was glad to
here from you and that you was
all well that is one great Bless
My health is very good I can
eat all I can git and lik my
lips for more ,, that Hays
came By the 2 came 2 days before
his time was out he Sed he had
Bisnes at Raleigh But I Dont
know, if now any chance I wr
to you of Sending me a Box
give Serina fore Dolars worths
of that palmetto Bob part
he wants hur to make his girl
a hat I pade 10 dol he paid 4
that makes 14 Dol it cost
you Can Divide it with Serina
I pade 2 Dol to Send it home
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Well Mag I Stared
you a letere yesterday
I have Rec all your
leters this makes 5 I Sent
you Since you left R,C,C I am
one or 2 a head of you I think
you will have to keep a
look out for that Boy you
could have got C,A,C to Spoke
till Arcibel and Sent you
word But thats is a Bad plan
to trust to uther folks get
him if you can if you cant
try Sum one elce you can git
Sum one I want you to Run
2 plows Sow that late
Pece of corn in wheat Sow
all the Stock ground down
I am gld to here you got that
fence fence fixt git all the
rails made as you can the fencing
Needs them Nuthing More at present
only R,C,C, Remaines yours til
R,C,C, to M,J,Caldwell 186[?] [1]