Newport News Va.

March 1^st 1863

 

Dear Sister Annie

            I recvd your kind and interesting letter of Feb 21^st and were happy to hear that you were all well and that Uncle Johns folks were to. How are they all in Griswold you never write any thing about them

 

I wrote my last letter from Baltimore. I went to see Mr Cummings as he was coming from home I met him there and he went on to Newport and sent me to Washington after some things that / we left last fall when we were there. I had not been there but a few minutes when I came across Amos. I went into the National Hotel to stay and he came up to me and spoke at first I did not know him the last man I thought of seeing there. That evening I found the runaway school teacher Chas Fisher from N.H. he was drunk when I found him and was with a lot of friends from Maine where he has been teaching. he said he had just come from Brooklyn and paid those bills /

 

Amos Kendall said father talked of buying Mr Clevelands what is he agoing to do sell the Hotel and move there or buy it for Mr C.C.

 

I recvd the box in good order and it was duly devoured. Many thanks.

 

            I was very happy to receive the shirt from Mr Wilbur give him my thanks. I recvd the stockings and all.

I must close this as I write to mother

           

from Your Aff Brother

Henry

 

How is Louise. did she say anything about me—

 

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Annie P. Burdick

Brooklyn

Ct

 

Excuse writing as I am in a hurry and have a poor pen

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