July the 5 [1862]

U.S. General hospital

Washington DC

 

Dear aunt it is with pleasure that i seat mi self once more to write you a few lines to let you no that i got safe through sofare on mi journey so far and i cant tell you when i will leave here i am in the same ward that i was in when i was here be fore and i still find a great menny of mi old comrades here yet and some has died and gone to there long home aunt you must tell the folks that i did not expect to start so soon else i would halve gone to seen them be fore i started but when i got to enon i thought it would be the best plan for me to start 

 

well i spose you would like to no what they Doctor said to me for not coming sooner i got here a bout five o clock in the evning i went in the office and told him that i had got back he asked me if i was on time but i told him that i thought i was a little be hind time he asked me to see mi furlough and he looked at it and he said it was all right well i gess i halve told you all i halve to tell you this time you will haft to excuse mi bad writing and all mestakes give mi love to all the folks and a big share for your self i will bid you all good by for this time i will write soon again nithing more at presant but

remain your old friend           

Shorty

           

good by                      

 

aunt B

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