Nov 23d 1862						
             Atlantic Steamer
Dear Parents
               It is with much
pleasure that I take my
pen in hand to write you
a few lines to let you know
how I get along   I am not verry
well   I have got a verry bad
cold   I am well excepting that
and I hope this will find you
all well   we are in this cussed
hole ___   well I must go and
pack my knapsack for we are 
going on shore now so I will
finish my letter /now I will
try and finish this   I am on shore
once more   I suppose this is the
last time that we shall come
on shore in a good while for they
calcula to start us within 2 or 3 days

the reason of my writing again so
is because things didnt work right
so I thought I would write and send
my Check and if that goes safe I
would send the rest   the reason
of my not sending it by express is
because it was going through so
maneys hands before it would
get home   if you think the rest 
will come safe I will send it right
along   it has been most a
week since I received your last letter
and I have not had one from
Henry yet   what is the reason of
it   Amacy Rite cant cant live
poor fellow   he has been sick
a good while   Dan is well   he
haint had a letter from home
yet   he is going to send his check
today   well I guess I have wrote
enough for this time so I will
stop   you must write often
often for I persume some
of the letters will get miss car
ried and not get around in
2 or 3 weeks   there is a good many
of the boys letters that gets miss
carried   so direct the same as the
last   this from your ever loving
and affectionate son   Galutia
York to Zebulon and Lucy
York
good by for this time
my love to you all
direct to Washington
                   DC
then it will follow
me any where