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Fernandina Florida
December 18th, 1863


Dear Brother  I take this plesant opertunety to write to you a fiew linds to inform you that we are well at present and hope those fiew linds will find you all the saim  I received you leter a fiew days ago and was very glad to hear from you of being well and of having so much fun hunting racoons and posems  I showed the leter to George it maid him laf whenn he saw wheir you said druer would of kiled the coon if it hadent got away  this is a pruty sharp morning  my fingers is pruty coald now 


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I saw an acount in the papers whair it said that all of the three years solgers was to have thirtey dolars of their bountey  if we get that I can send fiftey the next time we get paid and that ought to be the midel of next month  I wrought a leter to Pap a fiew days ago and said in it that I would send ten dolars but I forgot to put it in the leter   whell I must close for this time  I will try and writed mor the next time you very truley from 


Enos W Pierce


Adress Fernandina Fla
97th Re PV Co F


Pleas write soon