Camp near Potomac Creek V^a

April 11^th /63.

 

Sister Lizzie

                        Much surprised at the contents of your letter of the 30^th ult. I proceed to answer it. You speak quite sure about that "vulgar scribble" being Saegers. Now look particularly at the envelope and see if it is from the Army at all and do not be too hasty in forming an opinion. The reason I speak thus is this, I know myself that Saeger has had two (and your polite letter is third) letters written without his "consent or approbation" to which his name was affixed. now if the person or persons who wrote the two did not write the one you got then Saeger / lies for he says—he swears—he never saw the vile thing untill I showed it to him. He is much cast down about it. Michaels has been playing tricks of that kind for some time but we always find him out. He probably did it if any one in the regt did For my part I never saw anything out of the way with Saeger and he always speaks well of Baker's folks and the way he was used by them.—One thing is a fixed fact however that is if I only can saddle that vulgar scribble on the right one they will never write such another, and it wont take a soldier long to do it either. but it is no use to be too rash for in that case the wrong one might suffer. 

 

            I got your $2.00; but it is wrong for you to rob yourselves to oblige me: though if you would send me a few stamps I'd like it for they are not to be bought here at all.

 

            I did not get Sarah Walker's letter nor any from Jno Albin did they write to me of late? if they did I have not got them yet. I dont know but it seems to me that Maria Albin might write me a few lines

 

My correspondents have dwindled down to only 3 or 4 of late. I never hear from D^r Rose or Eliza Brandon now nor in fact from any one of Cranbury but no difference!!

 

            The R.V. has not written to me since last June. I'm glad of it. 

 

Your choice of a particular friend I have nothing to do with although I am glad to know that you are still in respectable society—Jno is a noble kind young fellow and possessor of as true a heart as ever throbbed.

 

            I hope you are all well; and in your next let me know how things are going to work this coming summer I look for some "green backs" soon and then I'l help you a little

 

            Curtis Wingar is well so is Josh Snyder. Give my respects to M^rs Enoch and M^rs Jno and also to Mamma Snyder. I do not want to forget my own Mamma either. Remember me to Uncle, Aunt & all the rest.

                                                                       

This from Joe to Lizzie in haste

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