Youngs Point LA Feby 16^th63

 

My Dear Wife

                        It is Monday afternoon and Raining quite hard and has ben for the Last 3 or 4 Days I Sent you A Leter A few days ago and when I wrote it I was in Rather A Bad Mood I still entertain fears of you or Pet Being Sick..But Still it is and always the darkest Just Before day I felt very gloomy when I wrote to you I told you in that I had handid in my Resignation (I believe I told you So or that I intendid to) I put it in One week to day and yesterday it Came Back Accepted with an honorable discharge from the service to date from Feby 13 1863 So you See I am a citazen what do you think if that Your Rique It is Granted My Desires are also accomplish and I am Comeing to See you as soon as Steam & Rail watter &c will cary me as soon as I can Setle my Buisness I feel first Rate. it has done me more Good than 20 Doces of Medisen I am again A free man. I thought I would come and take you by surprise I studied on it all night But came to the conclusion that I might/Save you a Sleepluss night or 2 and another thing I had writen you to Come home But I am aware and So are you that if I come home and find your Place and my darling Pets vacant I Should not be long in Starting after you another thing I mite Miss you and I have Concluded to write as I have A chance to Send it Tomorrow to Cincinnati..I had thought of Starting amediately But I think it will Be to a disadvantage to me as I have A good deal standing out that if I stay Leave I shall niver Get and I owe A good deal and I must setle with the Quartermaster &c &c I dont want to be as Bad off as Capt R is about geting his Pay and if we are Paid Soon I had Rather Be hear myself and I think we Shall be paid in 8 or 10 Days at Longest if not I shall come Before and when I see you I will tell you all I anticipate much hapiness Write to me at Brooklin and tell me if I shall meet you on Springhill or atall. I should like to see Charles & Reubens folks But I want to See you and Pet the worst (do you feel Beter or worse Just now/

 

We are in the most desolate Camp on earth we had to Build a Bridge in front of our tent to keep from drowning But Bright Prospects are in the future Our Prayers have ben heard and answered. Be careful of yourself and Pet till I meet you (I hope to Part no more till death Shall Seperate us

I think I can buy Transportation 1/2 fare from Cincinnati

 

                                                                                    I dont want to go to LeRoy But I want to come home with you with your Consent Write as soon as Possible as I may wate at home till I hear

 

Should you conclude to come home Before I start when you Get to the RailRoad Teligraph Like this Goorge R. Waples      I am on my Road home

 

                                                C. R. Browning

                                                Cleveland & Columbus

                                                R.R. Depo

Then I shall not miss you        I want to take all the Rest By Surprise if I can and you can keep Secret

Write Soon and Believe Me Your Sincers

Husband                                                                                  Geo W Browning

 

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