October the 28^th 1863

Memphis Tennessee

 

Dear Beloved wife with the greatest of pleasure and much respect it is that I can once more enjoy the present oportunity of righting you a fiew lines to let you no that I am not very well nor I am not sick I have the diarea but I am on guard every other day and I hope when those fiew lines comes to hand they will find you in the enjoyment of good health Well Cordelia I received a letter from you about fifteen minutes ago and I was very glad to hear that / you was all well and harty but sorey to hear that Sarah Jane was so lo Well Cordelia I just come off of picket guard this morning and I am some what tierd we we have about three miles to walk every night and morning well Cordelia I am going to send you three dollars in this letter and when it comes to hand right and let me whether you got it I sent you some money in one the other day and right and let me no whether you got it or not I had to buy my self

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