Camp Mizner

		Dear wife
thinking that you would like
to hear from me I take my
pen to Let you know that I
am well at present there is
agood deal of contention hear
now in reguard to the Regiment
there has been Lies enough told
in geting up this Regiment to
sink a nation theer is no doubt
but that Capt Rose will never
go as a Captain and if Rose does
not go as a Captain I shall never
go I send you here a Certificate 
so that you may [draw?] your money
from the supervisor when you
get this I want you to write
and let me know how you all
are and how you are a geting along

tell Thomas Brown to
tel his Brother not to make afool
of himself as I have done and
Come here tell all my enquiring
Friends that I am well but that
 I have made a fool of myself
but sombody has got to pay
for it yet tell Uncle Bacer
that I send hin my best
    respects no more at present B B
      Dear Child I want you
to be a Good Boy and takd Good care
of what you have got do not think
that I am discouraged for that
I never will while I have Life
I am acoming home before long
be it last what it may we have
a prety good Set of boys generly
but I guess that they are agoing
to be split up before Long
I must quit to go and Drill so good
by write soon From your Father B B