the
	March   24  1863
        Dear wife it is with plasur
        that i informe you that
       i am Well and i Wishe you
the Same i received your leter last
night and was glad to hear that you
got that leter withe the 10 dollars
in i want you to tell almon that i w
ant him to the best that he can i thinke
that does I Wishe that i was to home
to help to make Sugar and have [som?]
to Eat When you received my leters
that has got the money in pleas to
			          you git it.
write and let me know whither ^. the
talke is that wee are going to northe
Carlina they are Sending all the Si
cke to the hospital that makes
me think that Wee ar gonto move
but never mind it wee have not only
17 teen months to Stay the time
Will Soon pas away then I can
go home in pease I hope that this 

Crul Ware will close this Sumer
but I dont know whither it will
or not last night the Snow 1
				g
foot Deep and the boys are havin^
lots of fun Snowballing I Shall
be glad when I can com home
and wourke my own land in
Stead of wallow thrue the virgina mu
.d.       I Send my Love to all
         of the enquiring frends

	From your Friend

	        Benjmin Brocke

[illegible letter] Salyann Brocke