Carver Hospital

Feb the 7^th 1863

 

Dear Brother

it is with a grate degree of plasure that I now set dow to scatch a fiew lines to you in answer to your letter of the 2^th whitch I recived a fiew minets a go I was very glad to hear that you ware all well I am well as I ever was in my life I never had beter apitite in my life it is some mudy hear but midling warm hear at / present now I hope these fiew lines will find you all well now write soon this from your Brother O R C

to W Chamberlin

 

Dear Brother

how are you to day I hope these fiew lines will find you all right I am well at present and giting along first rate thare is no news so write soon this from O R Chamberlin

to R J Chamberlin

 

Dear Brother

how are you to day I am well and hope these fiew lines will find you well write soon this from        do do

            to A B C /

 

Dear Parents

how are you to day I am well and I hope these fiew lines will find you well I should like to be at home to take super with you all first rate but as it is I have hops of coming this spring you wrote Father abot our time being out the seckond day of July we swore into the United States sirvis on the 15^th of June thay say thay are a going to discharge all the two years men on the 17^th day of May but be as it may I am hear first you se / Oh! I have not told you that I got pay for my rations it was 18 cents a day so I have got spending muney enuff to stand me a while well I hope you will git along well Ma with your work so you will not work so hard now for you have got a close wringer now do the best you can and write soon

this from your Son

O R Chamberlin

to N H Chamberlin

and D G Chamberlin

 

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thay talk some of sending me north so not write till you hear from me agin thay may send me to Philedelpha or New York

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