Oct the 16^th 1862

 

[margin:          Ive Drawd a pair of pants for 7.00 they are very good ones]

 

Miss Mary Hodnett

 

Dear sister

I imbrace the present moment of Droping you a few lines which will inform you that we are all 3 well once more and hope these lines may find you all injoying the same Blessings sam came up yester Day he looks better than you ever saw him in your life he is as fat as James was when he came home from the cost and as for my self I am as fleshy as I was when I left savannah we have been resting one month now we are geting rested good I Dont feel like the same person now/

 

well enough of that perhaps all the Boys are well that is up with the company they are all up except enos he has had a rite smart spell of sickness as the Boys say well I will change the subject I have no war news that is reliable surpose you can hear the most reliable news of that but I have some good news we have a verry good prare meetings here we have prare meeting evry night and at one oclock in the evening they are considerable feeling a mong the people a good many morners some few have professed it is a general thing thoughout the army here and through the country too. well I must go on I want you to remember us in your Devotions I hope the war will soon close so we can meet at home together around the family alter and hear our parents pray and sing and go to church to gether mary I miss all these priveilges Mary we have started a little secrete prare meeting an some five or six of us I want you all to remember us in the behaf of it that it may prosper and grow till all the company will join us and that we may have a camp meeting of it while we are in the service of our country we may bee in the service of our god too as well as our country I imagine I can/hear you all in our behalf but if I could no that we had met in the silent grove to gether though a long ways a part how we would feel strengthened we meet a bout 9 oclock at night well I will change the subject we are neading some close now if you are have got them done and have a chance to send them I wish you would Do it if you cant send them before if John can send them then Don’t send but by some one I will have to get a pare of pants any how as soon as I can we will Draw in a few Days I hope or maby to Day some have come now I must close I could write all Day but paper is too scarce in the country nothing more good by for this time

                                                                                    John W. Hodnett

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