Norwich Feb 5^th 1865.

            My Dear Court

                                                I did not receive anything from you the past week but will write you to-day. I am very lonesome Ben and Almira have gone to bed. Ida is at church and Mother Alfred and I are here alone. I wish my Court was here. Ben says he thinks you are coming home the reason you do not write but I am afraid not. How I wish you would come home this week, but there is no use in wishing. I expect you will have to stay until your time is out—

They say it will soon/pass away, but it seems such a long long time to me. Only think it is almost two years since I have seen you I think it is hard very hard that I should be so long separated from you. How much I will love you during all the rest of my life to make up for this long lost time. Dear Dear Court—If you are only spared to me—nothing shall ever change my love for you. It seems to me I could never be cross to you, or get angry at you. I know we will never quarrel as other married people do. There was a report yesterday around town that the fighting was all done with. but I am afraid it is not so. but I do believe that the end/is near. I should not be surprised if you were home for good before spring. I expect we shall go home this week, and as soon as I get home I will get some money to send you. I have received no letters yet that were directed here and after you get this you need not direct any here as we shall go home this week. Ben has got up, he says he shall read this letter. I don’t believe he will though. If he does I guess he wont find it very interesting because I have nothing to write to-day. I am tired of writintg. I don’t want to write, I want to see you. I cannot wait much longer./

It don’t do me any good to write, but it does me lots of good to get a letter from you. so I just write to please you, because I expect you like to get my poor letters. I don’t know what to write. It does not satisfy me to write. I want you here. I want to sit in your lap and put my arms around you and hug you the tightest. and love you and kiss you I would never let you go. Darling Darling Court. How I love you to-day. There is no news. Write often.          Direct Westerly

                                                Good-bye

                                                            Mary.