October   The  =  29 -    -    -    1863
Dear Wife i get down in [theas?] [illegible]
Woods to answer your kind letter
That I did Received last night
I was very glad to hear from you
And hear that you was well
But i was very sary to hear that
Almon health was so Poor i Would
Like to no what does ail him
As for my health it is very good
I Was quite under the Wether
For to or three days But i
Laid it to a heavy march that
We had that maid me feal
so under the weather But i feal
Well a nuff now at this time
We are now in Camp near
Warington or i Wood say the Ridgment
Is i haint With the Ridgment now
I am a garding a mans haus
A Bout one mile and half

From them i hav got a good
Place i Board With the famley
And i dont hav much to do
Thair only gard their horses
And other stuff theas folks
Are nice folks and they are union
Folks and i hav a good Bed
To sleep in and Probley i shall
stay their until the Ridgment
Moves a Way from hear
I do [same?] Expect that We Will
go Back to [Elexandrea?] to Winter
And if We do i think that
We Will hav good times and
I am shure that We Can git
our mail more Regular
you Wrote that you was agointo
Be sCent of [hay?] this Winter
And you Wanted me to send you
you some money i gess that
you did not git that money that
I sent you i sent forty five [dollery?]
The first of last august

I sent it By mister Eliute
[crossed out] [he] he lives in foulerville
Wright a crosst the Road from
Robert  fishers i Would Ruther
Not hav the stears sald because
We shall draw our Pay soon
And then i Will send you some mone
I hav let out all the money that
I had on hand at a good intrest
Also When i sent you that money
I sent a Roll of Pictures With him
And if he does Refuse to let
you hav that money and Roll
you gest Poot it in the [illegible]
Hands and then I gess he
Will Pay that and same Cost
With it No more at this time
From Bengman BroCk to
salley ann Brock and Almon Brock

     Good Night  to you

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