Camp Near Paris, Kentucky.

April 8^th 1863.

                       

Well George,

                                                I now sit down for the purpose of writing you a few lines to let you know that I am yet a live and well and may this find you the same, is the best wish of the writer.

 

last night we got our first mail since leaving Newport News and as I was on duty today as Officer of the day, and not much to do, I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know that I had got my pay and that I had sent some by Express to Elmira, directed to father for you. I dare not trust it to Wellsboro, so I sent it to father to Elmira, and have wrote to him to go and get it and take it out to you, or to keep it till you come out after it. 350 dollars 35 ten dollar green backs that will help you a little, I guess. / we have very nice pleasant weather here now. the grass is green and the farmers are doing their spring work. this is the finest country that I ever saw and there are some fine folks here to, and the girls have all fell in love with the 45^th, that is the men in the Reg'^t. every night at dress parade we have hundreds of visitors, mostly ladies. there is a Reg^t in the village, the 29^th Mass, but the folks all come from town to see the 45^th have dress parade we go through with the manual of arms at the tap of the drum and that astonishes the natives.

 

Well, as I did not get a letter from you in this mail I will not write much this time hoping to hear from you soon. When you get the money, let me know, and how much more you want. so no more from your Brother Lieu^t W^m Chase.

Paris, Ky.

To G. W. Kennedy

Stony Fork, Pa.

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