Covington Kentucky.             

Aug 20^th 1863.

 

Friend Willie

                        As I have a good opportunity to write you a letter I will attempt to do so. I think I wrote you last but never mind I have got my picture taken and I am going to send you one. I have sent two of them home. I think they are pretty good ones myself. I didnt have any bussom and diky on so of course they aint quite so good. I suppose you have got done haying before this havnt you. Father has got done. I received a letter from home last evening. it come in 4 days / pretty quick isnt it. we are about 2 miles from Cincinnati I have been all over that great city it is a very large city indeed. I presume it is most as large as Boston. I never was in Boston therefore I cannot tell. we have got a splendid encampment and expect to stay here awhile. we were paid off two or three days ago. we can buy most any thing we wish for. the women come in with baskets full of fruit of all kinds. Bread milk &c. &c. Fruit is very cheap in Cincinnati. Peaches .65 cts a quart. Watermellons &c are very cheap 5 & 10 cts apiece. I presume you have any quantity of such stuff at home. we have all the apples and very cheap. I think I shall come up to Westford and get a wife and come out to Cincinnati and live. I like the place very much 

 

Well I hardly know what to fill this sheet with. there is no news of any importance. I shall be glad when the glad news comes "that this cruel war is ended" you know that song dont you? it is very pretty. how is it about drafting. have they drafted in Westford yet? I suppose you are waiting excuse blots for your chance to be drafted. do you intend to come if you are drafted? I should Allen expects to be drafted. I think he will come. he is going in Clocks and Sherwards Apothecary Store. he will get a pretty good chance. he is going to take Austin Frenches place. Billie I must close the mail will go out soon. I will send you my picture if you dont like it send it back again. I have written in a hurry so you must excuse mistakes poor writing &c. give my love to all the folks with a cut [?] / I would like to know where Fred Hildreth is why dont he send a line to me once in a while. you just tell him I would like to hear from him. give my best respecks to him.

I must close hopeing to hear from you soon.

 

From your Friend

Edmund P. French

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