Jan 1, 1864

Farther and mother Sister and Brother it is with plasarr that I wright to you I reseved a letter from you last night and it said that you had not got any letters from me for a grait while for two weeks I hav roat twice a week sinc I caim out hear I thinck that I hav got aal the letters that you hav wroat about that money I got it and should like some more if you will send it that bounty I want you to tak it and use it tell mr Blinn to wright me as for if he has got his pay I sopose that he is awl right use the / to make your selvs comfortable for if I ever comb homb I shall hav a nough more I shall send 15 dollars the first of march I should like to hav father comb out hear this winter he has worcked hard and I dont thinck that he will do better he would see awl of the army of the potomack he can comb where I am any timb you tell george bonnell to comb and see me when he comes back for I would like to see him very much tell him that he can comb and see me in one day and / go to the sitty again did you for git to send two pairs of drawers or not I want you to send me the Caladonan every week so I can see what the news is I got both boxes all right tell ben to send me that bango of georg Fornams as soon as he can git me a sett of strings for I am agoing to mak my self to homb send me som postag stamps for this is the last one that I hav got and not a sent of money tell ben to wright soon and that is awl for / this timb so good by this from W W Harvey

 

Hat I want you and mother to tak som of that bounty and dress well as any one git any thing that you want for you hav not had a very good chanc

 

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