Brooklin.         April ^the 3 1862

Dear husband

                                                I rote you day before yesterday that I recived no letters for a week I am releived of that now yesterday I received three one from Charles Prouty two from you & too to day all with good news & your Brothers letters. I am glad to hear n hear from them. I hope they will write you often I am tired to night we have ben clearing the door yards to day it has ben warm and pleasant I am glad to see it we ar well & doing well as I can I shall not write much..But George I want to no why you say you are glad we have got that trunk in the letter I got to day that was mailed on the 24 of march for I have rote you for or five times that the trunk has not come nor we can not hear eything from it. I saw Mrs Richardson on Monday she said she had writen several times to find out something concering it. the is something verry strange about sevrl things I have some six letters on the road that you say nothing about all directed the way that the ones you have now you must study/out the rest for I think I can altho I may be rong I rote you all about your fortune tell me if you get it if you dont I shall write it again for I beleive in it a goodeal. I have not seen any one round here but Mrs Smith since I rote they got your letter & seemed pleased said they would write when I did But they dont know I going to write this I am going town to morrow & I want to carry this have it mailed there & see if you cant get it Perhaps I shall get some news there before I send this Mrs wygants was here with Wille to day they came afoot I was glad to see her thy feel first rate. our our Pig has got five little pigs to day they are prety one spotted one bub has stod by the pen half the day to look at them. this is writen aufuly for I am in a hury to go to bed I have got to get up early I am going to walk to town with Mrs smith I will tell you more before I send this I am wored about that trunk I am glad you told me about those Pants for Potter has wrote that thy was his & he sent them to dan fish I have got them yet and shall see Mr Cutter to morrow I don’t want/enything rong. & as for his children I shall not say enything about them then I shant be blamed if he is troubled about them he should got a place for them before this if he want to no he can ask the fishes its likely they will tell him he is a snake in the grass he has told some things that was untesood between you & him say nothing I trust all will come rite I don’t wach without pay. tell Charles I shall write to him next time I am so glad he is there with you so I can hear from him I shall write again soon it is ten O clock I must leave you till to morrow I wish you was here to sleep with me don’t fall in to far with those southen ladys you speak of. I no you would like some of our ham and eggs I could write all night then not say enough pleasant dreams

 

well George I am now to Mrs Shears I find them well Smith has ben here & gone home to day She is at the water cure yet I have not seen her I started from home this morning at 8 O clock walked in I have ben & seen Cutter told him about the Pants I told him I would fech them. he said his son often spoke of you he said you had got a better possiton by takeing the commissary department I hope you will have it easier than you have I noe verry well the is something rong about that trunk I feel it in my bones miy fortune teller tells me is in care of a lite complextion woman & she/she dont let me no it But you will get this letter & it will be rite & then I soon will get the packedge he said yove thought I had it & you would fell bad when you got this letter now you no what I come to town for I going to see Brockaway he has moved in the American home I will tell you what he says before I seal it you will hear from me and I hope I shall be in better spirits when that time comes & I find what the mistery is about the trunk. I shall soon be on the way home if I get a chance to ride all rite if not I have got on a pair of boots made of beves skin they will take me to my little pet he will be glad to see me I shall cary him a little gun or something it seems to as if you would be home before a great while I got the money you sent by the pay master if you got any letters you no all about it I must leave you this time by wishing you good luck trust in god good by

 

                                    from your cincere wife CRBrowning

 

George I have just been with Brockaway to the express ofice no trunk been there he says he wont spare no paines to find the trunk and let me no how it is try & explain all about it I no something is rong                        good by my Dear        husband

                                                                                    write soon as

                                                                        get this

                                                                                                CRB

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