1865

Stone Hospital May 26

 

Friends at homb it is with much plasure that I wright to you to lett you know that I am well and hope that these few lines may find you the saim I am att the city to day onn duty and am on guard I see the 8 Vermont but did not see William Liddle it was a passing through the city I went over to see the Charlie gaskill but the regament was down to the city that day and so I did not see him but I am a going over a gain next Sunday and then I will see him I see old stamps and Amos Belknap and Howrd Wilcocks do they expect / any of the Vermont regaments homb befoar long I would like to gitt homb by it is a doutful cace a bout getting homb much sort off a year and a half for the folks inn this city want to hav the invalads do duty hear they be hav them selvs so well and keep evry thing strait and so I dont thinck that thair is much chanc for us but [?]

 

yestday I went over to see Charlie Gaskill he is not very well has gott a cold but not very badd you wanted to no if I wanted any money I would like a little a bout 5 dollars for I shall not gitt pad for a long timb I cant wright any more this timb but if you want me / to comb homb just wright a letter stating that mother is pretty sick if se is not well and I will try and comb So no more this timb wright soon so good by this from your sonn

 

William Harvey

14^th Co 2^nd Batlion VRC

Stone Hospital

Washington DC

 

W. W Harvey

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