1864
     Grand Rapids Jan 18
      Dear Sister I now
take the oppertunity
to rite you a few lines
to let you know how
I am getting a long
I am well and like
the Bissness of soljeran
prety well so far i
would like to come
home before I go of
but I dont expect i
can thare is not much
to rite a bout here
Ithare is all sorts of
folks here our Barrics
smeels worse than the
our hog pen smels thare
is so many in thare
it is a brick building
and from 4 to 5 Hundred

in their so it
makes them prety
thick the most have
bad colds but feel
in good sperits I
If you cant pay the
money that i sent
home you on your
morgage you can let
it a while if you can
you must rite to me
as often as you can
and let me know 
how you are getting
a long rite and let 
me know if you got
my bounty
     Direct to Barrics
    of Drafted men
          Grand Rapids
   From your B Soll