Buckingham ferry, SC, March 3^rd 1862

 

Kind friends,

                        having a little time to spare, I thought that I would write you a few lines once more, to let you know that I am well and hope that this will find you the same. it is now two weeks to day since I wrote to you before, and I have not had a letter from you in more than two weeks, but I shall keep on writing every chance I get. I am now where can see the secesh every day. I am out on picket duty. we are within about one mile and a half of them. we can see them every day. day before yesterday me and fowler and lon borden went over on bull Island hunting and I shot a three year old steer. I tell you it is some good. the cattle are very fat, and plenty of them, but they are build / as ever any deer was, but I got a good shot at one and I put the ball and three buck shot right into his fore shoulder. he made a half dozen jumps through the brush and down he fell, and was dead when I got where he was. Well, we have got some money once more. we got two months pay yesterday (Sunday) and we expect two months more pay next week. I will send you some money this time. well it begins to rain and the wind blows very hard, so I must stop until tomorrow.

 

                        Same day, two oclock PM. well, I thou't that I would try and finish this. when I stopped writing on this I wrote one to put in one of fowlers, to send to his folks. he has put a five dollar bill in it. I have sent you 30 dollars. there is a big pile of money coming up there I see about 600 dollars to day. that is coming to Wellsboro. the pay master is going to give a check on the / treasurer in New York, and that check will be sent to Henry Sherwood, and he will draw the money and see that the men gets it that it was sent to. there will be a list of the names sent, and they will be published in the Agitator, and when we get our pay again I will send you some more.

 

            I got a letter from Wallace last week and he wanted to know whether I would sell my tools, and I told him to go and get them and use them. wal sent me some fiddle strings and I suppos that he has sent my watch befor this time I sent the watch that I had here with J. M. Cole to get it fixed. I suppose that you have seen him before this time. jim Cole started from here the first of february well, here is some roses for Margaret and noble. well, if you think this worth an answer, please write soon, direct as before. this from your brother, Wm /

 

                        Well I wont write the rest of my name, for just as I got there the boys came in with a bundle of letters, and with yours. I had six more and a box with my watch in it. good news in all of them. I wish that I had more money to send you, but I shall have to wait until after next pay day. one from daniel, he is well, and the other boys were all well. he said that he could get a letter from me quicker than he could from you. well supper is ready, and I must stop for this time. write soon. give my love to all. this from your brother, Wm Chase, to

                       

Mary and G. W. Kennedy

 

 John Chase has gone to war

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