North Carolina  March 13th /.65
	        Dear Parents it
is with pleasure that I
embrace this opportunity
of writing you a few
lines I am well and
hope these few lines
will find you enjoying
the same blessing. we
are now within four or
five miles of Kingston
and it is now in our hands
we left Wilmington the
sixth and have marched
every day since. and we
have had a very hard
march of it to. the
mud has been knee
deep over half way
and where there was not
mud there was nothing 

but sand over a mans
shoes and that is worse
than mud but enough
of this when you write tell
me all the news and
write soon as I have
not heard from home
in a long while.
Warren is well and Arnold
is left at Wilmington sick
how are the folks around
our House when you write
tell me. does Ellen still
enjoying of a whole heart
tell her to write to me as
soon as she can. I have
not heard from Alice or 
Lucinda in a long time
and I want them to write
to me as soon as they
can and I want you to
send me some postage
stamps as soon as you

write or I shall have
to stop writing as
it is an imposibility
for me to get them here
Give my love to as and
keep a good share for 
you self only Six months
more to stay away from
you. Good bie all

	your Affectionate
	Son I. G Atkins