Brooklyn November ^the 12 1862

 

My Dear husband

 

                                    it is Wensday eve nine O clock I seat myself to drop a line to you, that you may no what is going on here to night we are well except bad colds. wall what shall I say to you to cheer you so far from home & living a soilders life at that in the first place I will tell you I got a letter from you dated the 6 sounds as if you was discouraged & I do not wonder But all I no we in times of war you speak of an armistice Lord noes I am with your opinon in granting it. for I begin to fear if the is not something of that kind you will have to stay there. But I always live in hopes for the best I no there is great many worse of than we are altho that don’t keep us from being lonesome. wall Mrs R sent Lizy down here to no if wanted to send something to you. she is going to start for Memphis to morrow at four oclock in the afternoon it will be thirsday I do not no how long she will be going I presume I could send this by mail & you would get it sooner. I to you in Mondays letter I should not write again this week But I hav ben making/up a little box up daintes to send by Mrs R so I thought I would send a line as they are always acceptable with me from you I hav sent some can Grapes one of strawburys & your jar of cherriss one can of peaches a botle wine some apples of from our trees & little butter all I had to night. I hope you will get them all safe & enjoy eating them. they will taste better there than they would at home Smith got a letter from you to day I went & carred it to him & got one for myself wich of course I was glad to get. seems that you have enough to do always let you be where you will. I wish you was home now it is geting cold wether. I shall not go east yet till I no more what you are going to do if you get my letters you no all how we get along it is geting late & my head feels bad & I shall have to go to bed how does your bed of leaves go I started to come in before you get up some morning. But I shall hav to leav that for Mrs R to do as I shall not be there But I hope all will be rite yet. I thought I would send them things for you would be there long enough/to eat them before you come home if you had good luck. I thing it is a great journey for her to take But she can go if eny one can tell about the matter when she gets there if all is rite I hav to leav you by biding you good night little pet is a bed & wants me to come. thinking all is for the best I will try & go to sleep thinking you are well pleasant dreams       kiss

 

                                                yours with much love C R Browning

 

I send you the box for the one you sent But I hope you wont hav to pay so much freight as I did wasent that aufull

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