November the 20 1862

 

Dear companion it is with the gratest of pleasure that I take the present oportunity to right you a fiew lines to let you no that I am well at present hoping that these fiew lines may find you and the litle children all enjoying the same blessing We got our napsacks today we have not got our guns yet I think that as soon as we get them that we will leave here 

 

I have been looking for a letter from you for so long that I have almost thought that you have forgot me but I think of you every day and I would like to come home if I could before we leave here but I cant now I would like if you would right and let me no whether you got that money yet or not that I sent you I am going to send you to rings in this / letter that I made myself I made them out of a musel shell Jacob Ar deserted last night and Thomas F[obscured] went with him When you right to me direct your letter to Indianapolis Camp

Morton Co K 89

regiment In care

of Captain E. S. Metzger

 

Herman Jones got a letter from Will and he says that Levi has been sick for three weeks I think that we will leave here in a fiew days 

 

tell them little children that pap says that they must bee good children and that papey looks at their likeness and Mameys every day I think that the time will soon come when this war will come to an end

           

Well I must quit so no more at present but remains your Dearest companion

til death Hugh

Bay to Cordeliann

Bay and Dear little

children Good by

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