Camp 1^st Vt Cavalry

Stevansburgh, Va.

Feb

 

Dear Sister Laura

            as to day is monday I thought I wood write you a few lines to let you know that I am well, and enjoying life first rate now, and hope that these few lines will find you the same Well Laura how does father little lamb get a long, and how does father get a long this winter, well I hope. well Laura I have not seen any snow sense I left old Vermont. it has been very warm here in Va. this winter, the old boys say. well I must go / watter my horse now.Well Laura I have been fooling around and haint finish this letter yet and it is eavning now. well I have been playing cards this eavening for amusement and I had ought to been writeing to you all this time, and it has got to be so late that I am afear'd that I cant finish this letter well there ant much news to write well I must stop and smoke, that what the matter.

 

Well Laura I have got threw smoking now and am sleepy now and I will will close by wishing you good knight, good after noon Laura it is a very pleasant afternoon here I tell you but the wind blows some. Well I cant write much more for the mail is going out and this must go in it that what the matter so I will close for this time, Wa, Boo 

 

            Well Laura give my love to all who ma in quyer after me tell Bell that I hant forgot her and will write to her soon.

well Laura write soon and all the news from            

J W Palmer

to Laura M Palmer

Waitsfield

Vt

                                               

and here is a picture I will

send you

his name is

porter k gay

 

I dont no as you can read this so I will write it once more

                                                           

porter k gay

from West Randolph

                                               

so good bye, write soon

 

one  kiss

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