Recv^d Oct 10

 

Maryland Heights Oct 8^th 62

Dear Parrents                         

I take my in hand to write you a to let you know that I am enjoying good health and hope these few lines will find you the same

 

I received a letter from sis night before last it was mailed on the 1 of Oct and I received the one that you wrote the day before the one that you put the old directions on came the quickest it was only 3 days on the road and the one that had the new directions was 5 days a comeing I think the old directions is the best I received the 15 cts in the letter I think I have got all that you have sent to me / you say it is a raining there as hard as it can I think you have a good bit of rain there for you mention it in most every letter about it a raining there we hant seen enough rain to wet us sinc we started on the march tell mother not to wory about me when it rains there for the sun shines here when it rains there

 

I was at meeting on fast sunday and a sunday night it was the first since I left home it was in an nother regiment you can tell Mr spencer that I would like to have him out here to preach for us

 

you need not be a fraid to write and send money for it will come all right you mentioned that they had got to sending home the sick but they wont send the sick men home that is out for 9 months

 

you mentioned something about me a buying mackerel you said we usto have fun a eating them at home but I had fun a eating them and a cooking them

 

Dear Father I am a going to send home for you to send me a few things now and I want you to send it as quick as you can and the I think I will get it while we are a laying on the hights I want one or two boxes of honey white clover honey / and a few ginger cakes and a few falderwaleers apples if their is any for apples is scarce here on the mountain and you may send me a woolen shirt and a towell and a few kneedles and thread I have shirt and towell and things enough in my napsack but we hant got our napsacks yet the sutlers has honey to sell but they sell it so high that we cant afford to buy it I sent for a good bit of honey for for orderly and steward wants some I believe that is all I want now

 

I want you to get me a pair of boots made and have them ready any time I send for them I dont want them now I want good thick soles on them and the legs to come up above my knees This is all i have to say at present good buy

 

Please direct the box

William H Swartz      

128 regt

co F in care of C K Frankenfield

to harpers ferry MD    PV

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