Richmond, Va. June 29 the 1862

 Dear wife I take the present opportunity of droping yo a few line to let yo now thet I am well at this time an I hope thet thes lines will find you an the children an Mother well an the rest of the connection. I wood be very glad to sed yo all but I cant now. I hope I will sed you sum time but we ar a long ways a part. I have seed awful sits sence I left home. I never seed nothing til I got her. I have sean dedd folk an wounded. I have sean 30 Yankees yesterday tha ar Fiting now in a mile an haf of us. We have plenty to eat of Bacon an flour salt sum peas lasses. I want you to write how the crop looks an how you ar gitting a long with the crop. I want you to have things attede [attended] to just rite as good as yo can. Make mum take good car of the horse. Be mity carfull of what yo have got for I have sean a thousands acres of wheat an corn ruined . Thar ant much a makin in Va whar I have bin. I have bin to 4 Prare meetings sence I come to camp. This is wired palce but thar is sum good pepeel hear I think. Sum playes cards sum playing the fiddel sum cusing sum Praying. Tha have it all a going on at once. Tel Lewis Dawkins I wood be glad to sea him an rite how him an Bill is coming on. Immelee take good car of the children and rais them up rite. I want yo to rite wether yo got that money or not. I have rote one letter sence I come to camp But I thought I wood rite a nother . Rite how John Dove is coming on an Berry an Uncle Boss an all the Rest of the nabors. Tel J.B. Bray to take car of the ______ u tel Bray I am well as common the Day. Immell Be Shore to rite all a Bout the things at home an wether eny thing has happened or not. If thar has let me now it no matter what it is. Rite Soon for I want to her from yo all. So no more at present. I still Remain yo loveing husban until death. So Far well for this time. Tel Larance to be a Good boy. Rite how the Bala is a coming on.

V. Sartain to Immelee Sartain O if I cood sea yo now how glad I wood be.