Camp Johnston

feby wednesday 20^th 1862

Fairfax County Va

 

Dear Cousin                                                                                                               

I take

The oppertunity this wet day to drop you a few lines Yours of the 12 it came to hand on yesterday and I was very glad to hear from you and that you was in good health I was on guard last night and got know sleep and I feel as stupid as an old ox and as I have not got much to say therefore I will not detain you long in reading it you must excuse this bad writing for we have not got a table to set besides and rite but we must set flat on the ground and take a board on our knees and do the best we can

 

Your old friend Wm J Dunlap is in our Company and he sends his best spektakel specktkels to you and the rest of the / of the young ladies in walnut bend he says that he glories in your spunk not to take a home guard Coward but he says that it would be agood idea for to make some of them a set of hoop skirts and give to them for thare good patriotism towards there country that our forefathers died for

 

            You was saying in your letter that Simon wingiard was in shippenville and that he was going to get married to one of the Stovers I always thought that he was one Dam Coward and I belive that it comes true

 

            Dear Sarah sens I rote you that letter we had a small spat with the Dam Seaceash and give them good floging and they run like hound pups but the day is not far off when they will think that they are / thunder struck in there [paper holes]

 

            You said that george was sick now I want you to let me know where he is and give me his address so that I can write to him the camp is still very mudy but in good health in our Company there is onely 3 in the hospital and of them is going blind his name is John Lawhead from Clarion Co and the other one got too off him his fore fingers on his right hand and the other is sick with the fever there are all from Clarion Co

 

            There was another regt came in our brigade yesterday it was the Penn^a 57 vols

 

            I belive that for to night I will close my letter and scribeling /

 

Address To me

Company F 63^rd Regt Penna Vol

Alexandria Virginia

                                                           

The trunk that is at hens I will not sell under 3 dollars for I would rather keep it then sell it

                                   

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PS I forgot to tell you for to tell the pretty girls that just as quick as I come home that I will get married to some one of them

 

Sarah to tell you the truth of it I never knew the worth of woman till the preasant time for I never washed any duds before I came hear in the last six months I have not seen one dozen of young ladies now you may think for yourself how a soldier would like to get to the face of a woman                                                           

 

Yours Truly

By Jacob J Delo                                             

To his Cousin Sarah Fry

 

Write soon      and do not forget me and I will not    that is all for this time

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Sarah if you promis not get mad or to show any of the girls I will send you a letter that was [?] on the Seasesh that [?] to another when she got married

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