Sunday

                                                                                        Warrenton Va Feb 7^th /64

 

Dear Father

                        your letter arrived hear the 4^th but I was out on Picket Duty and we came back last night was gone three days it was twelve miles from Camp we was not trubbled with the Rebs it was all quite quiet it came rather hard at first to gow out in the night horse back 3/4 of a mile from Camp and stay 2 howers in the dark but I soon got use to it I thought of you al when I was on Post I wish I had Charle to ride. I was very glad to hear from home and to hear that you was well and I hope I shall contenure to hear the same as long as I am in the war and if it is the Lords will I hope I shall return home and fiend you all well and I think I shall Father I am/contented and well and hope thies few lines will fiend you the same I shall be glad when I get my Box I was glad to hear that you had have got plenty Sawing to doe it seams that John Young did not get it all but I dont want you to help doe it but you let it out to some one or hier you have done your share of hard work I must close all the Boys is well

 

Dear Sister Priscilla I was very glad to receive a letter from you and it was a good letter I suppos you have a good deal of work to doe now you must doe the best you can when mary goes to learn a trade I hope mary will get a good plase I wish you could look in to ower tent we have a Coffe Pot Spider and enfugh enugh to be comfible I washed last week I had a large wash I had backed Beans this morning the way we back Beans dig a hole in the ground grown/

 

when I get home I can help you cook you must write a often as you can and I will indever to doe the same

 

Dear Lizzie I was glad to hear that you have got smart once more you must take good care of your self I hope you will send me somthing very good in the Box I suppose you have to stay at home and help Priscilla now I suppose you and Ellen had a good time up to the Great Falls give my love to Grandmother Uncle Joe and his Familey Aunt Levina and all the neighbors you wanted to know if I went to Church they have no regard for the Sabbath out hear but I doe as the same as I did at home on the Sabbath I read my Testament every Sunday and that is more then I done at home write as often as you can tell Aunt Levina to write I must close

 

Dear Little Ellen I thought more of you letter then I did of the rest becaus it was short and swet I shall have/Coffe and soft Bread for Dinner but I have not Apple Pie as you wrote that you was gowe to have more for supper you must write a long one the next time and be a good Girle be smart and I will get you a nigger boy if you want one I see lot of little nigger Girles out hear Ellen

                                                From your Brother

                                                                        Henry

 

            tell John to write

                        when you back a letter put it on in this way

                        Co K, 1^st Maine Cavelry

                                    Washingdon

                                                D.C.

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