Engineer Depot            Washington D C

                                                                                      March 13^th 1864

 

                        Dear Agnes

           

                        this beautiful sabbath morning I take the pleasure to be seated to write my regular weekly letter which will be an answer to yours of the 3^rd ult I have three letters from you all mailed on the 3^rd of march one is written Feb 8^th one Feb 25^th and one March 3^rd but Dear Agnes they were all welcome and I took much pleasure in reading them I am well at present but have been pretty sick since I last wrote you I took a very heavy cold and it settled in my neck and back part of my head but by taking some pretty strong doses I am again on my tops and feel tip top my breast was not the/least affected. you wished me to have you a better photograph taken one with my mustach shaved of but I do not know as to having my mustach shaved of as I dont want to loose it but I will give another trial with it on and see how sour I can look I will get an ambrotype taken and send you you can show them that in stead of that sour photograph I have not heard from my Brother for some time neither have I heard from home if my brother comes here on his way home I will get one of his photographs and send you I wish some time when you can you and Margie would set for an ambrotype not a costly one. but I would like to see how you look sitting side by side as of old three more days will make up the year since we last met live in hope I trust we shall meet ere long not be separated so soon now I will make a bargain if you will go with me to visit my friends on my return I will promise to accompany you/on your visit to your friends in Danville none of my relatives know I am paying my addresses to you in fact they all think I am rather choicy to ever get a partner but I want one of my own choice and not theirs am I not right. I am glad to hear you had such a nice visit I hope you may have many more. there is no news of of importance I am in the shop and have pretty good times cannot complain at all I think I will serve my time here in the Depot at least I hope so give my love to your kind Mother Aunt C Dan and others remembering there is one to whom my love is ever free. to Agnes.

 

                                                                                    please write soon from

                                                                        your ever true lover

                                                                                                F C Miller

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