Pleas send the box soon or within a weak

 

                                                                          Manassas Junction Sept 15^th 1863

 

Dear Wife

                        I received your kind letter last night. it found me well. I am glad you ar well to. I received a letter from Ephraim Smith and one from Jerom Halbert last night they ar well. Jerome sayes he hopes we shall soon be encamped near each other, and he sayed I looked natural, all tho two years has passed since we last saw each other. I told you some time ago I saw him at our Camp but I was on drill and could not speak to him. he sayes Ephraim sat by him on hors back. I thought at the time ma bee it was him. Jerome says Albert you have got a smart brother any way, you can tell/ Mrs Halbert I see Jerome and he looked vary healthy and looked just as natural as a peach. Ephraim sayes he hopes we shall soon meat in Almond he has received the likenesses of Ma and Mr Smith. I shall ans his letter soon. Well Sarah at last we have got our horses. mine is like Uncle Amies Cream collard horse. he is vary gental and hansome two hundred of us went to Alexandria last Saturday 30 miles from here. Washington is on the other side of the Potomac from Alexandria. we got our horses and came 5 miles and Camped in a piece of woods. we got up the next mornning fed our horses six hundred and fifty in number and travaled all day Tuesday. we got back time enough to eat and bead our horses, that is/ the way we have to keep Sunday. that is about the way I have had to do nearly all the time since I left home. a Soldier can not keep any day if he tryes, but I can not have it any other way if I wanted it differant so you can not blaim me I guess. to day we have been buisy drawing our horses so we can each have one of our own to take cair of I told you in the fore part of my letter about mine. he is a vary nice one any way. you say you have yoused all the money I sent you but I do not cair. you can borrow some to send my box for I must have it in one weak if possibal. I will pay it when we get our pay a gain. I hope you will get all you and little Luie wants. I shall send/ all my money I can to you and if you nead it all yous it onley do not get any more than you really nead. you say you ar afraid I mean to deceive you about writeing to Ma. My Dear Sarah I could not help but cry when I red it, for I never had such a thought in my life and I hope I never shall for would not do it no quicker than I would cut my hand of I do not know but what I am to blaim for yousing or thinking so about Ma but I can not help it, but must close for this time. pleas excuse my poor writeing for I am so buisy I have to yous a pencil and write fast to. so good by for this time ans soon give my love to our folks and all the rest. this is from your Soldier boy to my

 

                                                Dear Sarah

                                                            Albert R Whitney

 

To Sarah & Luie

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