Augusta June 8^th 1865

 

Dear Uncle                 

A few lines to let you know we are as well as usual & we would like to know if you have heard from Ferd within a few days thay have left Savanah & gorn to Augusta Ga & some have or was left in the Hospital as thay went along we here nothing from Ephraim

 

we expect he is in the Hospital somewhere on the road the 16^th maine came in to nite tel Alanson his Reg^t will go to Bangor to be musterd out so Col Littler said their is nothing new here

 

O Lavina has got Ephraim's town note & Mother said she should like to have it cashed as Ephraim wanted it all in Treasr notes I have got mooved after along time I was mooved when Alanson but the other man has not garn out yet my garden looks well I planted most 1½ bu of potatoes I have me a pig & I would buy a cow if thay was not high I think thay will be down some this fall I will have to close for their is a boy wating to take this to the office I don't know as you can find this out for I have wrote this quick please excuse all imperfections so good by

                                                           

from

E W Whitcomb.

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