Benn I hav not got the Knife yet                                                                              

November 4..1863

 

Friends at homb I now sea my self to that I am well and hav enlistad to go into the 2 massachusetts Regt under Mr Marsh first hat this regt is heavy artilary down at fort hudson I hav enlistad for 3 years and hav got a furlow for 10 day I hav not stoped worck yet and if I cant gett your consent I shant go if you will sign the papers I wil send them homb or comb and fetch them but if you wont be sure and wright the next day so ishall git it for I shall hav to shoit to leutenant you besure and wright as soon as you get this for I shant stop worck till I gitt alett er from you and if you th inck that I had bett not go Ishant wright to me and i will showit to him leut and if i go I will comb home I shal hav $3,52 dollars bounty wright soon     From

W. W. Harvey /

 

 

William W Harvey    

William William W Harvey Esq

John   163^th    St Johnsby

Will   St Johnsby

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