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1862-10-17

I write you afew lines this
morning to let you know that we are
boath well and much hope ing that this
may find you all enjoying the same good
blesing, I have no news of intrust to write
we have had a long rest since we have
bin here, tho I expect we will have to leave
here to day, we have orders to be ready to
march at amoments warning, I do know
not know which way we will go,
I received a letter from & sister yesterday
dated the 8 of Oct & one from sister the other
day dated the 5 of Oct, [2] I was sorry to
hear of sickness being in the neighbour
hood, we have some little sickness in camp
tho not as much at present as has bin
we have too sick men in our company
Bage Pritchett & John Hundley[3] thay are not sick
much tho thay are not able for sentry,
I have enjoyed very good health since we
left Richmond. I think I can stand the
service now if thay will gave me
enough to eat, we have goten a plenty
since we have bin here accept salt, same
we have not goten more than half enough salt

I am glad that we are going to leave this
place. for the people through here are all
mostly quakers, and I had almost aslive
be with the yankees as to be with the
quakers, the yankees will sell us eny
thing cheap for the specia tho thay
will not take our notes,
the quakers will sell any thing thay
have got when the spirit moves
them, tho we cant catch them rite half
our time, I will hush about the
yankees and quakers, and tel you
what a interesting meeting has bin
going on in Camp, it has bin going
on for near a month, nearly every
night thay has bin a good meney
converts since the meeting commenced
I think it is time for them to turn
after being blesed so plainley as they have
bin in the past battles, I think Mr
Penic [4] had changed very much, be fore he
was taken sick. he said that he was deter
min to do better than he had bin do ing
I dont think I ever saw a plainer change
in eny person than there was in him,