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                    <text>Addressed to:&#13;
Mrs. Nannie M. Kirby&#13;
Meadow Creek&#13;
Grayson Co. Va&#13;
&#13;
Salt Sul Springs Oct 27th&#13;
Dear Father&#13;
I Drop you a few lines this morning I have not been to Command I do not know where&#13;
Our Company (____??) exactly they are some where in Fayett County about Seventy miles&#13;
North West of here to the C.H. and think you had better wait a few days I will here from Sam in&#13;
a few days and can tell Something of the best way for you to do and you will be in danger of&#13;
their pressing your team they take teams any space where they find them perhaps you had better&#13;
Send Our things by Some Other Wagon Coming down and if you Come to See us Come on&#13;
horseback I will leave here in a few days I Suppose I have made arrangement with the post&#13;
master to forward Our letters to us you had better Still Send them to this place mark on them&#13;
Forward to Floyds Head quarters Direct them to Care Capt Bramblitt Col Jenkins Reg’t of&#13;
Cavalry Floyds Brigade you shall here from me again soon&#13;
My Love to you all.&#13;
Yours Until Death&#13;
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