Washington May the 16^th 1862

 

Dear Sister

                        I received your letter of the 14^th and i am very sorry to hear of the sudden death of John Morrison

 

I did not expect to hear that news when the boys told me there was a letter for me I also received a letter from James M^cKenna today which Mary requested him to write to me and he told me to direct my letter in Care of T. J. Dennis 195 Fulton street N. Y.  over /

 

I wrote a letter to John the time i wrote the last to you and i got no answer yet we are

 

we are getting ready to go away tonight and I just took time to write these few lines to you before i go for i might not get an opportunity when i get out there I sent my likeness to John Morrison along with the last letter i was sorry i did not see Ferdinand before i came a way for perhaps i might never see youse again we are going right strait to Richmond but i expect it will be taken before we get there the 3^rd Indiana Cavelry has relieved us their is 30 of our company gone before us

 

they wanted me to stop where i was Orderly and i said i would go along with the companey wherever it would go 

 

I have not much more to relate at present if continued it would be a history

                       

Direct to Michael Conklin

care of Capt Tumbler Co A.

4^th Penn^a Cavelry

Washington D.C.

                       

your letter will follow us to

where ever we go

                       

No more at present but remains

your Affectionate Brother

Michael Conklin

                       

Write soon again good buy until i hear from you again

                       

i will write a letter to Mary as soon as i git an opportunity

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