July 28^th/1864

Camp Distribution Va.

 

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Wel Father I agen seet down to right A few lines to you to let you know how I am geting Along And whare I am wel I am in Camp Destribusion Va And like to stay heer fore som time thaye are not sending eny from heer know I ame well And can take to mensraching eny day I came heer yesterd And I found one of the boys from the 111 Pa And hee has been heer fore about 15 monts. hee is ward master heer hoo do you think is siting heer righing with mee wel it Robert Waters/ I think we can Comadate you with A fine diner fore A half A doler pleas woke in to the Americern hotel when we got back from bering Bob And I thot we wold right A good long leter hom And invite you all to take diner with us but think that I wold rather take diner with you to day I think tht you will hav A blackbery dumpling for diner Wel, Fathr, I think that is anof of that noncence this time. Robert has been sick fore Awhile but hee is getting beter know Bob dont look very touph hee will never go throo whot he has been Robert is a good boy hee is as stidy as a old clock know/ this feler out of the 111 Pa his John Salmon from neer Gorge Abbott I was som acquainted with him before I came from home And when run acrost him hee told mee that Bob was heer And so of cors we started fore him. And hee was very much pleast to see mee but not moorso than I was to see him it was A hapy meating fore mee it had been About one year since isee him I had to stay with him all night and this morning him and my self went A black bering And got A nise lot of them fore diner if you pleas Com and take diner with Bob and my self./ Bob has plenty of good friends heer the boys ses that hee dont drink eny And the Ofsers thinks Agoodeal of him to hee ses he will take good care of mee while I am heer hee wonts mee to get detaled heer fore awhile And John Salmon wants som won to help him but hee dont belong to the Same Core that I do but hee is agoing to try [?] get mee in with him you can send mee one or to dolers if you hav aminto Bob haint been paid of yet or hee wold giv mee som right soon And right a long Leter

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