Camp before Vicksburg March 21^st 63

 

My Dear Emelia

                                    I received a good long letter from you yesterday of Mar 8^th I am astonished disgusted and mad about Stillmans folks. I blame her the most. I shall be carefull who I make friends with here after I am glad you are going to get Kit. I wish I could send you money so you would not need to sell her. I would show Rich whether she was worth any thing or not. I wish you could get some one to pay you something for the use of her that would take good care of her. You need not think of selling her to Schuyler or any of the tribe for what she is worth. I dont want them to have her. if she is not worth any thing they might lose. I think you can be sure of paying Mr C. this fall I / shall send you every cent I can but I am obliged to spend more than I thought I should. I dont spend it just to gratify my own apetite but I find I must do it to keep my health, and if I can do that it is all I ask. If you are not able to pay Oliver when it is due you must see him and tell him I will send the money as soon as we are paid again. If you do nothing elce with Kit take her to Mr Tollmans horse and let her run on the prarie if I live to get home will keep her to look at as she is good for nothing. I am so glad you are going to send babes picture. I know he has changed and it would be so pleasant for me to be with you all and hear Wendals cunning talk but you must enjoy him alone for a while at least. I wish you had sent the boots as they are very high here. I / thought once of sending for a pair and I did not have the money to send to pay for them so did not like to trouble you. The last letter I sent by Capt Johnson. I should have wrote before but we have moved camp about 2 miles up the river and have been busey geting settled. I sent $25. by him and Ralphs boots in one of them you will find some bullets that I picked up at Ark. Post. Write me what he has to say after he gets home. We are looking for McLeish now and we shall all be glad to see him for we expect he will bring us something good. I am glad you sent some cranberies. I wish I had sent for some tomatoes. How mean and selfish I am to wish I had sent for this or that for you have done enough and been to trouble enough God bless you my good little Wife for what you have done for me / and if I live will try to show you that I apreciate it. After Mr Campbell leaves you must get Mr Hinman or some good man to look after your things at the farm and with Richard for there is no one in Low Moor you can trust. I should have the calves marked this spring so that you can swear to them. how is the white calf and black colts. you will have no trouble with there leaveing if you salt them once a week Is Mrs Dorrity going to stay with you I hope so if Mr Cleaves and you have so many cows. I dont care what Dr Brown Mr Mudgett or any one elce says about you and Mr. C. I shall be a very happy man if I have nothing more to trouble me. You remember if you find Richard seed you are to have half the crop Have some one plow the garden that will be careful of the trees. I will write again soon. Give my best regards to Mr C. and other friends I have bought me a sword but if my friends send me one I can sell it again I will let you know when I get my commission

 

Ever your own true George

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