Greenfield October 22^nd 1861

 

Dear Cousin                               

it is with great pleasure that i take the oportunity to adress you afew lines to let you no that we are alwell at present and joying good helth the old Folks is away and Mill and sam is carring on big and they run again the stand and i cannot write cant write much at the best that is so we are making up a company and the Company poot me in first Lewtenant we are going to drill next Saturday after noon we make quite a show when we get on our uniforms there wase alarg Funeral it wase one of our way fors he went to ware when he went away he said that he would free some of the blackman the kind of persons that we saw loading that ship in Clevland / he took sick in Camp Curten and he thought that he wase out of danger and he took bad and he only lived three dayes he was buried las touesday and they telograph to his brother and he went and brought him home he dide with the small poks iges that you will haf to let me no wheather that word is spelt write that man the oad fellsos traind over his grave they look quite od our folks was out this forenoon and they gathered one bushel of chestnuts we hav 4 achers of woods that we hav the under brush all cut out of it and it makes quite aplase for Ches we hav a singen meet Monday evning Nan iwish that you wase here to go to it iges that i will go up and here them sing that is if iam well Nancy iwase to an appleing last Monday evning there wase 12 girls there and 13 boys we had agood time igess Nan that we will / hav asnow storm to night it makes aperson hunt up his gloves Nancy tel your father that there wase aman had in one acher of corn and he husked it out the other day and he had 115 bushels of corn and he had 7 loads of punkens besides we hant commensed to husk oure yet John and his wife is over here this afternoon ihant spoke to Aus wife sence iwas upto your house Nancy she is most as larg as aunt. Hanna ihired this morning for $7.00 amonth that is big wayges Nan hav you got your new dress maid yet how does it look ithink that it will look nice did you keepe your cape you would hav to paid about $16.00 for it around here do you remember the time that we walked from mantua that mite bee the last time that we will walk to gather we dont no our time on earth will / be short it is aponted to all men to di and the judgment the folls is cold of evry day on our write and left hav the folks will be called to stand around our dying couch and weep over our remains they will poot them in the silent time they will remain to the morning of the Resserection and we will meete in a beter world than this there will be no parting of friends Nancy do you rember the time that we parted last ido rember it iwill always hav it in remberentes as long as iliv on this toilsom world and we will be taking to abetter world than this iam going up to West Mead vill in about three weekes to see the folks Nancy ihav got somthing for you if icould get it to you imust go down to asingen to morrow night imust draw to aclose for it is getting late Nancy iwill bid you by write soon           

            

remains yours trouly from your Cousin          Josiah Dunlap

 

In hour of calm affection

In hour of sweet joy

Then if you think of any one

Think O Think of me

 

write as soon as you get this and let me no how you got home Nancy

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