Fort Hamaltan

                                                                                    November the 26^th 1863

 

Frand rodgers

                                                            I take the plajher of writing those few lines to you hoping that this will find you in as good halth as this leves me at prasant we had a quit a time on the way hear thare was Sum of them away a drinking and we had to wate for them and hunt them up. So we could not gat hear on till yesterday and we lost two of them after all at new york

So now we ar hear but I dont know what thay are going to doo with us. Sum Says that we ar going to be Sant to font lians and Sum/Says that we ar going to be Sant to our regemant but they can doo what they like with me but Sanding me home and that I will dare them to doo but I gust as live be hear as aney whare ales for a man can gat what aver he wants to hie we can gat whiskey for fiftene cents pur quart and plantey of it

So I cant think of much to write this time but give my bast regards to all the boys

So I will bring this to close

this is from your frand

                                                                                    Moses H Jones

                                                                                    Fort Hamaltan

                                                                                    N.Y. Harbar

Fort Hamaltan

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