Manchester Va. June 1^st,

            My Darling Mamie

                                                I hope to meet you soon I have this morning seen the order That all troops whose term of service expires before the 1^st of Oct. shall be mustered out immediately There will be some necessary delay & it may possibly be weeks before I get home, yet I hope that to be there in a few days. I have anticipated this order for some time & therefore have not written I have Recd. your letter advising me to come home. I don’t know whether I should have acted on your advice or not for I had made up my mind to stay & come home with the Regt. I have been down to Norfolk within the last week & did not stay but three days There is a board appointed to examine officers for the Regular Army. I expect that some will pass & enter the R.A. What do you think of my becoming a soldier for life? I am afraid you would have business with the Superior Court./

Enclosed I send the Receipt for money sent by Adams Express yesterday to Westerly The Bill is paid. I have no news to write. Write as usual                                   Good bye for the

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                                                                                                                        Court.—

P.S. I sent the money in care of C.W.B. Herm. Hillard is home on furlough Enclosed I send two Bounty checks

                                                C.G.S.