Alton July 10^the/61 Camp Poppe

 

Dear frend of Mason City

 

I will sent you all alether

 

This is allether for all of you

 

I am here and sick at present but I am giting bether I shall be able to drill next week.

 

            I think of home now and then how well I youst to live there and how Well I had my health there At Scotts and to look how I hav to live now its very Hard indeed to hav to sleep On the ground and stand Gard night and day in the Wrain and when I had a Chance to sleep I had to Wrap up in my wet blan Blanket and sleep the best Way I could regular /

 

I wish you would see Porter and ask him if He had got my Likeness yet if he had not Yet yew get it and send It to me and I will pay Yew for your trouble

 

While I must bring my Letter to a close I ask the People of mason citty to Forgive my bad conduct And my misbehaver I will Try to do better here after

 

            Give my best respects To all except Elisbeth [?] She sent her best respects To all of the boys except me

                                                                        Slighted by god

 

                                                                                                            Tolerable/ T. Regular

 

if thay will forgive me I will for Give them but not be fore C[?] /

 

            God May bles you all whom I love in these world I will try to meet you in heven thair we will sing hail to the quwen. thair is about 100 sick of the 17 R G            My love to you is More then I can exsprest

 

Truly               Respectfuly

                                                Let everybody

Rede this Le Danill Fisher

 

to Doc J. A. Walker

 

            Direct your lether to me

Alton Campope In cair of

Capt. J. F Walker Illinois

 

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Alton July the 10/61

Tel Everybody to write to me your frend

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