[ND, September 1862, following the battle of Antietam.
Written on Baltimore and OhioRailroad bill of lading sheet]

Mr James Taylor you will pleas tell
my father that I am still a living and in
the best of health and have seed a grateel
since I wrote to him I will vary much
oblige to you if you will hand this to
my Dear father I will Just say to you
wee ar all well and in Buckly county
in V.a. near the Potomac wee have Just
Come back from mereland you need not
expect to hear from mee affer wee can
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not porably Right to you their has
bin varry fiew men Kill but Several
wonded wee got in harpers ferry in
good time to get all wee wanted
I K nothing
Direct to Richmond va
A P Hordan is Well J.A. Shipman
living he Says