Fortress Monroe Va May 24

 

Dear brother i now take this opertunity of answering your welcome letter which came to hand yesterday and i was pleased to hear from you all i will be home in July and i will let you know is soon as the ship arrives in port we will leave here tomorrow for fort morgan which is on the misissippia river near the city of mobeal thire we expect to have an engagement we got a new Captain yesterday our old Captain is now promoted to Commatore when you write again me let you let me know for what /

 

 

Henry Darby

Alexandria Virginia

 

Mrs Mary Simpson

Laurel Factory Prince

George Co /

 

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            No 1319

Kidwalder St

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