Dear husband                                                              March 26 1862

 

                                    it is Wednessday evening finds us all well I have Ben to Perts to quilt this afternoon just got home and got bub to sleep thought I would write some to you I have not much news But it takes a letter so long to reach you it the time must seem long to you to waite so long for a letter But I have done my duty for I have wrote once a week and some of the time twice I wrote you a long letter last sunday But thought I let you no I got a letter from you Monday saying you was well and seemed to be in good spirits I am glad to hear it you must had good time marching and waiding through deep water as well as mud it seems they have had another big battle at winchester But as long as I can hear from you so often I can get along verry well you do not no how much good it does me the same night you wrote that you hoped I had not the night mare I had it and howled like a loon. I thought you had come I and I was calling you to see me wasent that funny that we should both think of the same thing at the same time) well George it seems to me just as if you would do well and be a large man yet in the world and when I think of the oners of man going to war then I am willing to brush along alone till the time may come/that we can meet and enjoy each other preasance happiyness and peace & have something to help our selfs with in our old age & to educate litle Emmet & bring him rite in the world. George I sorry to say to you that the said trunk has not come yet. I gave you all of the particulars in the other letter I hope some of you have got the receite for it if not I am a fraid we shall loste it But I hope it will come yet. George I have been thinking that it would best to sell the cow if I can I shall ask twenty five dollars for her. I guess I shall let Mr Train work the garden on share he is good faithful hand & if I want to go to Leroy he can see to things while I am gone & I can come back in the fall & have something to start on I dont think I should want to stay longer than fall. But I have not decided whether I should go yet or not nor shant till I hear how we get a long for money & it seemes as if I would see you this spring I shall let it all rest for a few days untill I see how the cat jumps I saw Mrs Richardson to day up to Perts she seemed quite sober because she did not get a letter from Captain. I dont see her verry often I have not ben to town this week Mr Smith has ben up here cleand the pig pen cut some stalks for the cow he is real good I read your letter to him he said it was first rate people are all well/here now Mrs Millers cow is going die some one struck her on the back three weeks ago she will die Levi Fish has sold his place and going to move to Brighton on a farm I have never sen or heard from Charles since you left keep up good courage dont worry all the time about me for I can worry enough for us bouth write as often as you can for that is all the comfort I hav now I shall write a soon I think you will get all my letters after a while tell me all you can about that trunk I got a notice from Cario Illnois that the was a letter there bearing my address unpaide I sent rite back a stamp & think I shall get it the last of this week I think Ch who it is from unless it is Charles Prouty I will tell you when I get it my love to all I will bid you good by                                  from your affectionate wife

                                                                                    C R Browning

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