Pleasant Valley
Maryland Oct 22 1862
Dear Brother I receaved
your letter the 21 and was
very glad to here from
you now that you was
giting well again you must
bee carefull of your helth
or Russel Matterson will
whip you I herd you and he
cum pretty near fighting
the other day I hav herd of your
quiriling with him five times
if I hear of it once more I shal
beleav you did thare was three men
dide in co A thare was two of
them buried Monday at once
that is all of the thing that
I have seen since I left home
that made me feel lonesome