Camp Near Welmington Jany 5 /64

Dear Wife
I seat my self to drop you a
few lines to let you no that I am W
ell at this time I hope thes few lines
may find you injoying the same
great Blessing of health I receive
your letter To Day and was glad
to hear from you and to hear that
you was well I have no nuse of
great importance to write
that would interest you the Bo
ys are generly well that man Meril
Batchilor who had The small pox
is A mending George Pitts is
sick in the Typhoid fever
I cant think that the [?] [?]
Danger of The small pox in camp
I would like to se Father very
well But as we have had A case
of small pox he is A fraid to
Come I do not think that they
is eny danger in camp
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in camp of the small pox all
tho can Do as he Thinks Best he
is older than I am and I intend
to mind old Folks for we F[????]
In some respects if not in all give
my [?????????????????????] [1]
m A going to write her A long
letter in a Few days I have bin
thinking A bout writing to her
For some time Puss you spoke
A bout sending me some thing to
eat But you Did not have the cha
nce you need not make your self
on easy A bout it for I am far
ing very well so fer it is just
[??] one youse [???] self A [2]
bout eating give my love to
Mother Nancy Ben martha and
all the Family and be sure to
Except A portion for your sel
f give my respects to Mr Pery
and Family when you se him
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Give my respects to lige Dally Patz
Caroline Charles Miny and
Dalys baby I would be very glad
to se all of you Tel Charles and
Ben to Be sure to take care of
Bet until I come home lige
I had much rather their with
him Maling rales [3] and Bread to 
Eat than to Be whar I am
I have no nuse of great importan
ce to write so I will close by say
ing I remain your A fection
ate Husband T. C. W. to Mrs T.C.W.

Dear Father
I will Indever to drop you a
few lines to In form you that I am
Well I hope When thes few lines
reaches you they may find you
the same I have no nuse of great
importance to write I have Bin
fixing up my house to Day when
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you wer Down hear I had A Dirt
top on it but I have tuck it off an
put my fly ove and fixed up the
ends so it is much better I wou
ld like to se you Down now to sleep
on my Bed that I shal have I am
going to make it like in to A
Box and fill it full of hay and I
shal have A very comfortable Bed
I have Bin Busy all Day and it wi
ll take me tomorow to finish
so I thought I would write to
Night I will try to get Edmon
nds When I come Back from
Town he is ove their at work Bil
Diners Tables We have not had
no Case of the small pox since
Batchalor was taken that has
Bin A Bout 20 Days A go I her
d he was A mending George
Pitts is at the Hospitle with
Typhoid Feaver he is write sick