Brooklin          April ^the25 1862

My Dear husband

                                    your letter dated the 14 was gladly received last tuesday in it was ten dollars in wich was verry aceptible. although I have got along first rate for money I should wrote to you before this but Louisa went home sunday & was sick did not come back it was cold & rainy I had the chores to do & bub to see to I got the blues so I could not write. But I have got Lizy Eavry the girl that was to Dan fishes she says she will stay I like her so far verry much Louisa is here to day But she is going to morrow I told you the was five pigs the cow has a nice calf But take them all to gether they was to much trouble for me I have sold the whole lot for twenty eight dollars it is to cheap altho I got the money down & the cow was poor she dont look as she did when we got her I sold to Mr Lemore that keeps the oke grove house.

 

I see Cheap John the other day he sold the old waggon for six dollars he has not sold the harness yet But noes ho will by it soon. I have got the manure all out on the garden But it is so wet it has not ben ploud yet Mr Gun is going to plant it. I have got the yard all cleand around the barn it looks lonesome out there. But I shall soon get uset to that. I have got the old fence pick fixed up & thought I would let it go untill we had the house done so it/all be new to gether perhaps you wont like it But I think it best for we dont no what may hapen. you stood a narrow chance. O how thankful I am that it is no worse with you I think you will be spared to come & see us once more I hope it wont be long now I dont feel verry well to day But think I shall be Better to morrow little Emmet is well & crying to come in the room where I am he says he wants to write to Pa to. I wish you could seen Smiths or some one before they left there when they come home & sent something home or had them come here to see me. Captain sent Smith to see his wife But I have not seen her cince the day we got your letters that you were all safe. I was in there every day while she was lame But she is all round now and she has not ben here so I will stay away till she does come. I wrote you in my last some of the Particulars. Louisa was there to day when she got a letter from Richardson she said you was well I see Gasten Allen this week he thinks & so does Louisa that Richardson folks are all just rite they write such nice letters. I am glad they are so smart. my mind is made up about that trunk the reason it does not come. I beleive he Cap has let that man keep it for money till/was paid. perhaps I am rong if so I must bear the blame. caps letter come out in the herald this morning the is a great fuss made over it of course I sent in by Poe to get the plaindealar But is not in yet I shall try to get it when it does I think I shall go in to morrow & look at some carpeten may be I shall get one for the phont room & put that in the setting room for that is all wore out & I do not think I shall go away this summer But if I do I shall let you no in time it seems just as if I stay here you would come home. But I shall see..Smiths People are makeing garden everything as it was when you left. I got a line from Jim woods to day for Prouty to no if we new where Charles was if he was safe from the battle I will answer it Dan fish got letters from Cap & Potter to day they all got letters but me But I guess I will get one to morrow or soon.

 

                                                                                    well George it is evening & I will finish I have ben up to Perts Mart was there & Mrs Penhale we put in for her to find money & we would have beer so I had a good glass & come home Ben Chapel has just gave out he is to work on that school house & boards to henry fishes he says his wife will be down next week. on my way to Perts I met Mrs Richardson & bib fish coming to see me. her foot is some lame yet I am to absent minded to write you a good letter to knight But I have told some news so I will finish and go to bed & see what to morrow will bring/forth you must write often & tell me if you get my letters I dont beleive you get half of my letters It is one week to day since I wrote to you I will again soon you must come home when you get your Pay if you can you better not send much money to this office for it is not safe but you no as well as I can tell tell you I will leave you for this time I wish you was here to knight I think you have a hard hed from your cincere wife

 

                                                                                                C R Browning

 

[margin:          Mart said I must tell you she was good to me & so she is I think a great deal of her she sends her respects]

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