Brooklyn O. Dec 29^th 1862

 

Dear Brother

                        I received your long looked for letter on the 26^th I am very sorry indeed to think that you did not get your Box which contained 1 pr Boots of the best quality 2 pr stockings knit by William Brainards old maids Boots cost $4.00 stockings 62c pr Pair 1 towell .25 3 cans of fruit valued at .50 pr can Chestnuts & cakes valued at 2.00 2 1/2 lbs Butter I had a letter wrote to you & I was giving it to Babcock as he gave me yours which contained $10.00 with drections to give Emma $5.00 which I did & she went to town the next day & got her a sholl cost $8.50 so she goes around Braging what a fine Christmas Present her Brother gave her &c I went & notified the express agent about your Box & showed him your letter so he took your letter & a Bill of the contents of Box & copy of express receipt & will send them to the man that gave the Box away to the wrong man as he is responsible for the Box so you must see that you get your pay for it you can see a bill of the contents of Box by seeing the man that gave the Box away            Yours Trully

 

To J. B. Richardson                                                                B(?) S Richardson

 

 

            We are all well at Present and hope that this may find you the same the weather is very fine here I am just getting my carrots out of the garden no frost whatever is to be seen &c &c &c

 

Dec 30^th snowing very fast indeed as I am writing

 

            If you intend to get a discharge to come home dont forget to let me know before any one else because as soon as you are discharged there is a judgement against William & you for $50.00 & interest already a waiting for you to get killed or discharged so that they may seize on your mortgage What is recorded as they cant get any thing from William because he has no more than the law alows him & he is cunning enough to be so for a long time I own nearly all that he has in form but what the law alows him so if you dont want to pay that note you had better let me hold you horses & mortgage in my name & than you will be all right they cant touch you but as long as you are a soldier they cant touch your Property according to law

Willie is looking at me very sharp to see me write to Joe he says he wants to see you very bad & wants to know if you seen christkingle

                                                                                                Yours Truely

                                                                                                B S Richardson

I expect to be able if

nothing happens to pay you all

but $800.00 in the spring

 

[margin:          If you gave any one an order to get that Box they are not responsible]

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