Tamworth Nov 24^th 1861

 

Dear Sister     

I was out to the hook last night and got a letter from you, and was glad to hear that you was well and hearty, and that you had good news for me, but it was almost to late for I have enlisted but have got my papers in my own hands I enlisted last Friday night under Samuel Berry Esq They cant oblige me to go untill I send in my papers. Father does not know that I have enlisted, but Father has almost given his consent for me to enlist. I had made up my mind to go if I had to run away. I dont know whether I shall send in my papers or not if I do I shall have to go, where or no as the Niger said. You said that / Arthur Chick said that he thought he could get me a situation in the Custom House, but there is no cirtinty about it any way, he could not get it untill the first of January and perhaps he could not then. and even if he should succeed it is a long time to January and I might earn 13 Dollars in that time if not more by goin to the wars. However see him and know the particulars about it and tell him to write to me and write the particulars how much he pays a green hand &c &c. and tell him to write before it is to late ever lastingly to late. if I dont have answer imeadeatly I shall go to the wars next week now cirtinly dont write anything to Farther about my enlisting. I will write the news / now John Gordon was drown last a weak ago last Friday night in the Mill Pond Fowlers Mills. Asa Wiggin has got most well. Dr Wilkerson is sick with the Typhoid Fever. I am agoin to writing school in to Fowlers Mills E. Man Tom Druws son in law is our Techer I went home with Lizzie Wiggin last Friday night & also Thursday night from writing school I have been home with Jenett T. Moulton 4 or 5 times and staid all night Isiah Wiggin is a courting Annett Moulton dont tell Emma if you do she will write up to Tamworth and I cant go home with them again I am agoin home with Margaret next night if I can and I guess I can dont tell Emma Dea. Glideon is married I believe 

 

Farther has got the two dollars you sent him. it snowd last night for the first time hear cant think of any more to write about tell Arthur to write to me

           

Give my love to Mrs Emma and ecept a large share of it yourself

 

Yours &c &c

R

R

   Robert F. Twombly

 

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