Camp Washington dec 15^th 1861

 

Dear Uncel I take this opertunety to rite yow a few lines to let yow now that I am well at presant & hoping these few lines will find yow the same uncel I aint never sent you nerya leter yet and I thout I wood rite a few lines to yow to let yow now where I am I am about 40 miles this side ove Louisvill near lisebth town we are about one mile ove tow but we dont now wethe we will stay here or not but we think we will leave here pirty soone but uncel I exspect to send yow a bout 20 dolars next pay day for yow to keep for me so I will have a litle money left when I never get home but tell ant mary I send my best respects but I wood like to se yow all but I am a frid I wont se you /

 

but an uncel tell mary & al ove the Shildern I will send them a presant next pay day but tell lureston to rite me aleter soe that is all at presant Good by Rite soone P

                                                                        Thomas mesar

 

Isaac pery I thout I wood rite yow afew lines to let now that I am well at presant & hoping these few lines will find yow the same but isaac I am not a doing eney thing just now but them socks yow sent me got stold be four I got them they was stol on the rode but I want yow torrite to me & tell me wat is a going on in Barnesville soe rite soone

 

Soe give my best respects to uncel hes & all ove my friends rite soone & direct youre leter to Louisvill Ky to Co B 3 ohio Redgt in Care ove Capton Wing Ovm

 

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T Messer Ovm

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