Camp Near Richmond  Va.

 

Dear parents tis with pleasher that i right to let you no that i am well and hope thes few lines will find you the same to i should likto no if you have got eney money at the bank yet or not if you have jest let me no and if you get my state pay or not and all there is to right and how my caf is geting along to iam very glad to hear that laird has gone home for he was so homsick that he likto die hear and Bill hall was the meanest man that was in our Companey the boys hated him worst than the devel / He was despised by all hoo new him he was the bigest coward that you ever see in your life he would all most ball when he had to gon picket he would steel he would lie to the boys for 3 cents We hope he will get killed ded as hell bfore he is to home long

 

So good By

 for this time

John W Pitridge

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