Camp Grover, Rockville, Nov. 23^d 1862

           

Dear Brother:

                        I received your letter of the 16^th last night you may rest assured, I was glad to hear from you and things about home. I do not like the way Bolster talks about settlement and foreclosure: it seems to me after all the Old mans efforts for our disadvantage that it is onley a precautionary measure against his deviltry, which we should take. I do not want you to enlist and leave home on any account, for it is plain to you and me that the Old man would be very glad and take considerable liberty and steal every thing he wanted if you are draughted and can get a substitute for somthing reasonable, do so for I want you to stay at home and take care of things. Recollect and not leave the things and Mother under / any circumstances or inducements unless obliged to. Meanwhile let Bolster make out his bill and see how long he will wait and close up with him for I think he is not so faithful as he might be. This is all advice however, onley follow it as far as you think it true and proper. And when you want any advice go to some one who is authority and to be relied on. For myself I should like to have the foreclosure carried through if advisable. As for paying him $400 or half that is what I do not advocate for I think we can stand it as long as he can anyway. Can not you foreclose by taking posession before evidence or some such way. Keep as clear of law as you can though.

I am geting along nicely as ever I am in the Hospital now for a short time I am not sick as you can judge for they do not give me any medicine and keep me at work the truth / my bowells were out of order and they give me a little different food than I am used to. Do not worrie and think I am sick for I am not. I have a good time here and enough to read when I have leasure. Do not make much dependance on my pay for I cannot tell when we shall be paid off. you have heard by Me. papers before this that we are going to Texas but I dont believe we shall go far from here this winter unless some changes take place in the affairs in the army in the front

 

            I had some potatoes and steak for breakfast and soup for dinner. We are looking for news from the army in the South now. When I commenced writing I did not expect to write so much but I will write better next time /

           

Give my love to Mother and tell her my spirits are first rate

 

Write Soon

 

J. F. Libby

 

W.S. L. Esq

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