N. Stonington Nov 25^th 1864

           

My Darling Court

                                                Your letter of the 20^th is just received, and very happy was I to get it, but I am sorry you had not received my last, containing the money. I suppose you have received it ere this however I sent you ten because I feared it would get lost if I sent it all at one time In this letter I will send the rest I am very glad that you have got to be an officer, and very proud of you. I read of your promotion in a Norwich paper, and have been thinking you would be home on a furlough to get your suit/and as day after day passed and I got no letter from you I began to think you was surely coming home, but I have given it up now. Darling Court I would give more to see you than for anything else in the world. I dream of you every night that you are home with me and I am so happy and then awake to find you gone. Dear Court how glad I am that you were not obliged to re-enlist for any longer than you were intending to stay. What should I do if you were obliged to stay there three years longer? I do think if you could only come home on a furlough I could bear it better for the rest of the time. I suppose you think your “other wife” did better than/this one in answering your letter so soon, but Mamie loves you the best—You don’t doubt that do you! “Mamie” loves you better than anyone else; and better than I can tell you. You shall not have John for your other wife. I am jealous of him. You love me best don’t you? How I wish you might have spent Thanksgiving with us, but next year if nothing happens Oh! won’t we be happy! No longer a soldier but home with me for good.—I am sorry you had got cold, hope you will be careful of yourself. am glad you have such nice quarters, and wish you might only leave them for home. I am afraid you have needed the money, but perhaps some one would/lend you some untill you get it.—There is going to be another draft and I do hope Sam Avery will get drafted How I would like for him to be a private in your Co

 

I wish they would present you with a sword. Are you going to get your suit? Why can’t you come home to get it! Do get a furlough. Mary wants to see you so bad. My God! Can I stand it nine months longer! Darling Court I do love you so. Mother says she is very glad you have got to be a man though she says it don’t seem possible but it does to me. I must close, will write again soon

                                               

Don’t forget your—

Mary.

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