Camp Stoneman D. C. July 31^st /64

Dear Sister

                        I sit my self down to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well and I hope this letter will find you all the same and all the rest of the Folks I hope that you have had some rain with you before this time for it must be very dry it is very hot out here I should like to have the privlage of gowing to meeting with you to day I suppose John has gone out fishing before this time I hope he will have a good time and be fat when he comes home and bring home good lot of fish I shall be glad when this ware is over and when we all can go home and injoye ower homes once more we all shall know how to injoye owerselves/better then we did before we come out here Mary it dont seam much like Sunday but here to day all days is bout a like good many of the Boys went out last night George Hutchins has been here some time but he went a way last night it seams like old times to have some of the Old York Boys here I am all the one that is here now I gow down to the Potomic River most every day and go in bathing that is whare I wash my Cloths I can get Apples when I want them they are most ripe I have had m green apples stewed several times how does Uncle Joe get a long now days and how is Grandmother now days Mary when you write tell me all the news you are all the Girl that I have had eny letter from since I left home and all the one that I have writen to in/York how is Miss George Bean now days I have not witen to Uncle James since I left home but I suppose I had ought to have writen to him if yow write to him tell him I am well I wish I could get transfired to my own State I dont suppose I can very well tell Aunt Lavina I should like for her to write I want yow all to write as often as you can and I will do the same tell me all the newr news when you write and all about the folks give my love to all of them write soon

 

                        good by

                                    From your

                        Affectionate Brother

                                    William H. Woodward

                                                To

                                    Mary L. Woodward/

 

Priscilla Elizbath Ellen

I want you to write

            Soone

 

To Mary L. Woodward

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