th
	   May 18 1863
     Camp Near Alexander
	        V   a
Dear Wife And Childe I Took the
opertunity of Writting you that
I Am in Good health And I hope
these few Lines Shall have the
Pleasure you Both in Same as it
Leav Me at the Present time
I had th misfortune of Getting Bad
  e
h^alth And was oblidge to Leave
			to
the Regement And Go ^ the Hospitall
An After Recovering I was Sent
to this Camp An Still here yeter
But I Do not know the minute or
the houre I Shall Be ordered Away
it hard for me to tell for I Am Looking
for Marching orders Every Day
I have to [illegible] me you Dear Wife
that I Feel very uneasy About
the Money Which I had Sent you
a month ago [And?] if you Received it

I Wish you Would Let me know
as Soon or possible Because it would
Give me a Great Satisfaction And 
Contentment of Mind to hear that
you had Receved it Dear Wife you
must make yourself as Contented as
you Can I hope the Lord Shall
Protect you And Spaer Both your
healths untill I Return if it is
Lord s will And Se Fit that Should
Enjoy the Day that I would meet
My Dear Wife An Childe once
more And Receive the Comfort
Again in our [illegible] Land An as
for the warr afair I Cannot
Inform you Evything [illegible]
About it for We Dont See Eny
Prospick of Peace or victory
on Eather Side Dear wife
have to Inform you that I must
[illegible] with my heart And
         to
Love ^ to your Afectionate hesband

     Dear Son Almon Brock I took
the opertunity of writting you
these Lines in order to Let you [Know?]
that I Am well And in hopes that you
are Well Allso I would wish you
Let me Know whithe Malcum [illegible] 
is Comenced farming and Whither
he is Percevearing to Get the Crops
in And Cultivating the Land or not
	Dear Son I have no more
to inform you But I hope
that the Blessing of God
Shall Be With you All
And wishing that it might
	        you
Remain with ^ for Ever
Write to me to the Contribution
Near Alexandrea virginea By the
Way of Washington Destrick of
	Columbea  I Remain
	your [Ditiful?] Father
	   [Bentcheman?] Brock

Uncle Bake
		Dear Uncle
I took the oppertunity you pen
Lines [as?] Should not forget you
I have to Inform you that I
Am in Goode health at the Present
time And [crossed out] [the] I hope these Lines
Shall find you in the Same
I would wish you [wold be?]
So kind as to Let me Know
whether your Sister is Gone
Back to York State yet or not
So I must Conclude with
My Best Respect you
   All I Am your Truly
   An afectionate Nephew
      [Bentcheman?] Brock