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I seen [illegible] Cole and stayed with him one day i glad to see him enjoying good health and in good spirits they camped in one mile of this place or one mile from camp all that time be fore we marched from camp Lake Providence we got on the bord of the boat on the 14 of March and then we staid there on bord of the boat waiting for orders to go up or down the river but we at last went up the river about 5 miles and camped on an old planters farm he has a mill and a [illegible] mill and a cotten gin and nigers and ever thing that man want to git a long with but i tell you we [maid?] the boardes fly and corn meall and fences and swede potatoes they have cut. The [illegible] at Lake Providence and i was there to see the water cam in i tell you it cam in fast it is drounding out the [rebbles?] in Lake Providence all [redy?] oh my paper is all gone so good by so no more

I am your husband George Deal to his wife