Salesbury July the 16 1862
Dare
Wife I take my pen in
hand to in form you that
I am well at present
and hope thos fewe lines
May find you all weel at home
and all the Settlement and
t[??]l John Swaim and all the
rest of the boys that I was dis
sadeis fid when I first came heare but
we ar all well sadicsfid and
you better wish you were
all heare fo we see fun and we
are caldse whales fo [1] north nc
tha was a letter came heare
on the sixtwenth that we
was gone to ritchmon but
hit is not son but tha is
talk of join the regment
I exspecting we will going
to ritchmon the carse [2]
runs bey heare and I must
lwok and sutch gales we
have tha will hist thar
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close around thar wast and
rube and pull at you
and I think lees of them
than I dwo of my dog
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James sead send him dra[?]es
and Shirt bey S[???] Which[?]
tha sway tha is from won to
fure diys a day of the blue
cote fellers I have
saw one sol
bey firing the musket
and b[???]ing [??] the
[????] this was last
sunday [??] and I [???]
[???] my sister
[??] she washing [???] me
I have no mr to say
[???] I re mand
you[???] on tell death
Robert Spanho[?]
Phebe Spainhourd