White House V^a June 19/62

 

Dear Madam

                        I received your letter inquiring about your brother I went down to fort monroe and to both hospitals and cannot find anything about him it may be that he is gone to baltimore for a great many wounded and sick have been sent there I will keep your letter and if I find him out I will send you word. Please give my love to Mrs Hyde and daughters and likewise to my friend Ellie Hyde tell them I would have wrote before but I did not know where to direct a letter I would be happy to hear from them and I will answer it 

 

No more at present

            I remain your

Devoted friend

Jesse W Chace

 

Direct your letters to

            Jesse W Chace

            Fortress Monroe V^a

in the care of Provost Marshall

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I am all over the country

and I get them sooner

by that direction

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