Richmond va Winder Hospital
Oct 21st 1864

Dear Father I will Drop you a
few lines to let you no that
I am Not Well I got hear to
Day I Left our Division Hospt
yesterday I am now At
Winder Hospital 5th Division
71 Ward Father I want
you to get Cousin Elbert
Grifton or Cousin David
yarbrow to come to see me and
bring me some cakes somethin
g I can Eat or you come and
tri to get me A furlow I
thought Cousin Elbert Would
be A slick hand at it
I want them to come Amed
iately with out Delay
Richard Joyner is hear
in ward 69 Come or send
soon I have got the Croni
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c Diarhear and some kind
of Feever With it
if you Dont come nor send
if you Want to Write to me
Direct you Letters Richmond
va Winder Hospital 5th
Division 71 Ward
Send Come or Write
Soon I remain your son

As Ever Truly T.C. Wester
To Father D. Wester

Excust me for puting on
it stamp I have no got
Eny