No 14.

Camped near Vixburg

Sunday June the 28, /63

 

Dear Mollie

I received your letter of the 4 the 25 you finished it at the station. I am glad to hear that you get my letters. I have got the most of yours. I think there are 2 which I havent got, no. 5 & 7. I got No 11 two days before two days before No 10. I wrote you a long letter the 24 & I dont expect to write much to day. I received the envelops & stamps you sent me. I have plenty of envelops & paper now I bot some paper yesterday, the best I have seen for a long time. you need not send me eny for the present. /

 

in my last letter I spoke of sending you some money we got two months pay & I sent you $20 dollars some six or 8 of the boys have sent together we expressed two hundred & ninty two dollars to Sol Garrison. we did not pay the express fea on it, it was three dollars. you will have about 20 cts to pay. you must use it to the best advantage.

 

well Mary, it will soon be July & we have not got vixburg yet. some of the boys think we will spend the 4 in Vixburg, but I dont, unless we take it by a charge, & I hop that will not be done for it will cost so many lives. the health of the / regiment is not as good as it was. there is a considerable sickness. the health of our company is about the same as usual. Landon & Vrooman are well Will Ferguson is well & all the boys that you that you are acquainted with Thomis Mitchel is sick & has been for more than five months. he went to the hospital yesterday with Lyman Maning. they have got the scervy the worst kind. I think they will go up the river soon & If they I think they will get their discharge. well Mollie I have not much more to write this time I am well & may this find you all the same, my respects / to all who may enquire.

 

I want John & Josa to write to me. I will send this letter in the envelop you directed with your owen hands.

           

good by for this time

Oliver

                       

Mollie C Shibly

 

Mary I want you should keep a corect acount of all the wheat & oats, & money you let John have, & when you let him have it, & what it was worth when you let him have it, for you know that we must take care of no one.

Oliver

 

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