Monday Ev^e    Oct 4^th 1864

 

            Dear Brother George

                                    I seat myself once more to write a few lines to you. and let you know how we are all getting along. We are all at home this evening enjoying a good degree of health, Huldah is Setting up Candles, The Boys are Both Studying & I am fixing for the land of Cotton. Wall George I want to hear from you verry much I want to know if you have been as lucky as we have. Reuben & Myself are Both Drafted. We have/to report next Saturday. There was 46 Drafted from this Town. Some is offering as high as Eleven Hundred Dollars for Substitutes but that is not me. If I dont get clear I shall go to Dixy Sure. I tell you Geo there is some sorry looking fellows in this Town about now, Wall I hope that you & your little family are all well, And I hope that you are not Drafted for I think that 2 out of 3 is enough for one pull.

 

                                    Wall George you must excuse my haste for I have a good deal to think of these Days/

            I wrote to you last Sunday Week. I expect to hear from you soon I hope to hear you are well. Kiss Emmet for me. Tell Him I want to See Him verry much

 

Wall I must bid you good by for this time You will hear from me soon again

                                                                        this from

                                             your brother & well wisher

                                                                        C. W. Browning

PS write often & I will try to doo the Same

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