Mr. James Watson Dear Friend I now seat my self this plesant eavening to inform you that wee are all well at presant hoping these lines will come to hand and find you and friends all well I recieved yourse of feb the 17th and was glad to hear that you and friends was all well Dear sir I would like to see you a gain but the time doo not permit you have nobly responded to our countrys call of which perhaps I would bee with you if times would permit or at least if my health was good. the foe is invadeing our soil and you are nobly standting in her defence and if the opertunity offers I think you all will serve the foe just right that is to make them wheel about and take the step that is called doubel quick or else by your exerciouns they tumble down like they ought to bee served I must rite something a bout times here they acks seventy five cts for corn here bacon 12½ cts a pound salt 20 dollars a sack. they are a making up a nother company in Jackson doctor sensaboy is the capt thare has several voanteard in the company I understand george shook has volanteard monroe hooper dave woodring john parker dave mathis I understand they loud to finish making
