Brooklyn Sunday the Sept 21^th 1862

 

Well George

                                                                                    I seat myself to the table to write to you once more to inform you how bub gets along he is about the same as when we last wrote he appears better by spells and then again wors he dose not have enny fever but seems run down and weak and the Docter thinks by carfull treatment and good care witch he will have of corse will get along Mrs Browning is well excepting very tiard Hellen and myself is quite well thair is not much news to day Mr Wygant and Willie was hear his folks was all well as can be expected thair is nothing gowing on thair was a considerable excitement in town during the fair I did not gow thay said it did not amount to much I have not heard from my pay yet but expect to soon and hope to get it this week becaus I need it very bad the folks do not have much to say about my beeing discarge now thay see it is now use/

 

thay have what thay call a private company of home Guards to drill Brainard is Capt G R Davis lieut and Hank Fish the other but I think it will not amount to much becaus thay never did get up enny thing hear that did hear unless thair was a cirtin Fish at the head of it I was to town sturday I saw Mr Whopple he had just recieve a letter from you he was well and at work as usual

 

Well George I do not think of enny more news to write and it is bedtime and must close

 

yours with hast and respect

Mrs Browning is a gowing to write

                                                            from C D Prouty

 

One thing George I forgot to tell you thay look on Captin Richardson as a coward it has got out hear that he run at Pittsburg it was reported by a man who lives on gardner st in town and by bill Fish he said he was the first man he met at the landin that he new

 

                                                                                                September 22

well my dear it is monday morning I am still a live But in a nervous state & I have done with out sleep solong. the dr has just ben here & thinks bub is better But you would feel bad to see him in such A nervous way as he now is But O how I wish you was here But it mite not be as well for you. I am verry much worn out & look through anxious eys when I look at our pet. when he is awake people come in see him think he is not sick. But you no how it is how when he is a sleep he rolls his eys & has what I call nevors sparkens(sic) But I think if we can strenthen his nervos he will he will get over it But I fear it will be along time I have I have some one to stay with me nights. he often calls for you. I wish I new what you was going to do. I no what peoleple thinks here they dont pay much attention in eny way. I got a letter from you Saturday saying you did not care whether you come home or not, so if you hav to stay it wont be so hard for him you wall I wont try to write to day but will write soon do the best you can & dont worry your self sick as I have I think bub is better to day he has wok up now & looks quite bright he kisst your letter & says Pa says kiss my little man

                                                yours with affection                C R Browning

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