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Left Grand Division camp near Falmouth, Virginia  Jan. 10th/63
                                                     Dear Parents
                                   With pleasure to me I take my
pen in hand to let you know that I am well and hope
these few lines will find you the same. I received
your letter dated on the 21st of last month and I assure
you I was glad to hear from you all. I allso received
the 2 papers you sent me through your kindness which
I thank you for. I have very little to tell you
of in the way of news. As our army is on a stand still.
The weather has been beauterfull since we recrosced the
river up to to day now it is raining and I think it is
the beginning of a big storme yet I hope not.You say that Pa cannot draw that money without Johns signerture thear may be such a thing that his
wife can draw it if so I wish she would as Pa can youse
the money. If it can not be dun that way I would git
John to write on to you about it. That is if you hear
from him. It may be such a thing that John has been
ordered to Vicksburg. If so it will be some time before
you will be able to herr from him as every thing seames