No. 56.

Wood vill, Ala.

Friday evening, March 18^th /64

 

Dear Mollie,              

I received your letter to day writen the 10 & mailed the 11. it came very unexpected, but not less welcom. I like to hear from you often. I wrote you a letter the 10, so you see I am writing as often as you do. I said in my last letter I would write as often as you did & so I will. I am glad you wrote so soon, for I was afraid you had not got the money. I will send you $5, five dollars in this. you spoke about seeing that land, if Root will pay $10 per acre for it let him have it & the timber at the same price if he wants it. I dont expect he would like to pay that for it. was it not for the breaking on it I would say let him have it for four hundred dollars timber included, but that would be less than it cost. now I will leave / it for you to do the best you can.

 

I expect they are setling all the time and by the time I get back thare it wont be worth much. if you sell it get all down you can & as litle time as you can for the balence at 10 per cent. well it is geting late I have just been out & beet the tatoo so I will not write eny more to night. this is the first I have writen by candel light since I have been in the service, so good night, pleasen dreams & a good nights rest. Saturday morning. we are all well this morning I hope you are. the weather is pleasent but cool. you spoke about drinking tea with mother. I thought perhaps you had got to be a tea drinker before this time, but it seams not. if I was thare I think I could do it justice I could drink your part & mine to. I have not had eny good tea since I left home. we draw tea some times but / it is nothing but red root leaves & it makes rather poor tea. well never mind we are soldiers & can stand it. our time is half gone & we can reinlist this fall for three years more. I will think about it. when My three years is up & the war continues I think I will let some other take my place & when they have served as long as I have then I will take their place, & yet I may change my mind when the time comes to reinlist. was it not for my famely I never would leave the service while the war lasted, but my famely is near & dear to me & when I have served my tearm of years I think I have done the duty I owe to my country.

 

I have no more to write this time

 

my best wishes to all who may enquire. I remain yours as ever

To Mollie C S From O Shibly

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