Miss Mary

Hodnett

 

                                                            Dear sister I now have an opportunity of droping you a few lines informing you that I and all are well a Mary we are mustered in to servise and the officer said that this is the best regiment he ever mustered in or ever saw well Mary I am verry well sadisfyed I cant tell when we will leave here I will write to you again when we leave. I have news to write to you now I am in a hurry/Dock is in a hurry to go I so I will come to a close nothing more only I remain your loving Brother till Death

                                                            John W. Hodnett

 

                                                            I rote Benny but will not mail it

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