Cromwell Ct. Dec 16^th 1862

 

My dear son Francis

                                    I was quite disappointed in not getting a letter from you last evening, & if we dont get one tonight I shall be still more so. but lest you, too, should be disappointed, I will not wait to hear from you before writing. Your Father saw Hiram at the P.O. last evening he told him that he had just got a letter from you, & that you were well We have received but one letter since I wrote, & that was from George written a week ago last Sabbath. He wrote he had been sick, had the doctor every day after Tues. till that day had a sore throat sore lungs pain in his side & / was threatened with a fever but the Dr. gave him medicine to throw off the fever & he was better. I feel quite anxious about him there is considerable sickness in the Reg. another of his company died a week ago Sun a Mr Spencer from Haddam 22 yrs old, making the third in their Co. & he says as many in each of the others. We see by the papers, that Burnside has called for Slocum's Division, so we suppose they are on the way to join the active army. You probably read the papers and know the situation of the Army of the Potomac as well as we do, so that you do not need to be told that we are full of anxiety in relation to Loomis I have never, at any time been / so distressingly anxious as I am now. It sometimes seems to me almost certain that he is among the slain, but still I do not mean to forebode evil. I hope he will be spared, that our eyes may again behold him & that we may yet be comforted by the return of all our children to the home of their parents.

 

We are about as usual. I am not as well as before I was sick three weeks ago. To day I feel very bad, in consequence of washing & overdoing yesterday, but I hope I shall get rested after a while Last week I attended the Society at Mr Ranney's very pleasant time went with Mrs Stevens. Thursday I spent the P.M. at Mr Allison's, and the evening at Mr. E. Wilcox Sabbath morning Jimmie came / up after me, in the big carriage. I attended church all day, went to the Deacon's at noon.

Our neighbors have been killing their hogs, & probably in consequence of our misfortune with ours, they have sent us some of their fresh pork. Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. Fred. Wilcox, & Mrs. Allison, have each sent us a nice piece. The neighbors seem very kind indeed. Uncle Eben thinks as the little heifer is not with calf it would be the best thing to fat her. I suppose you will have no objection if it is best. Your father is feeding her, & she will soon answer to kill. Our pig is doing well. we have sold some chickens. Sat. Mr Blynn came here for some corn. your Father carried him 2½ bushels, & is going to let him have some more. You must put on a pair of your cousins pants, if you have none, & get Mrs Sumner to mend yours, love to all                 

 

your aff. Mother

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