Washington March the 8^th 1862

 

Dear Sister i take the opportunity of writing these few lines to you hopeing to find you in good health as this leaves me in at present thanks be to god for it Dear sister i would have wrote to you before now only i did not know your address I enquired of John where you were and he said he did not know he said you were moved of some place out in the country and if i knowed the caracter he has got him and his wife he would not receive much from me only he said he was in want and the times was so poor about the city so it would would go purty hard with me when i would see any one belonging to me in distress I only sent him ten dollars that will never break me /

 

Dear Sister I am enlisted in the service for three years or during the war and i expect again i get paid i will have the pleasure of paying you a visit that will be in April the next month the company that I am in is Provost Guards in Washington i am also glad you told me about Johns conduct if the times was hard there I dont know how he would at that rate he told me he was married to a girl the name of Mary Feeney a sister of James Feeneys but i am sorry for you letting Mrs Conlin know of it it will be all over the world in a short time I heard about Mrs Conlin having that letter before I got it in Washington /

 

Dear sister i have not much more of any importance to inform you at present you must write to me & let me know how your getting along I will try and get a furlough when i get paid to go and see yous

           

So no more at present but

            Remains your loving Brother till

                                    Death Michael Cochlin

            Direct to Michael Cochlin

            in care of Capt E. Tumbler

            Co. A. 4^th Penn^a Cavalry

                        Washington, D.C.

                        Write soon again /

 

for Mrs Bedelia Collins

in Care of John Morrison No 25

Courtland St    New York

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