Algiers Ap the 21^th/64

 

Dear Brother & Sister I seat my self to write you a line which I had ought to have written long ago but I have been verry negligent about writeting to any one I am well & hope this will find you the same I am on guard to day it is verry pleasant here now & the potatoes are up as large as they ever get in Vermont unless it is some large kind & peaches are as large as walnuts roses are in the Blow Blackberys have got out & thare is going to bee lots of them here I hope wee shall stay here untill they get ripe I went way out into the woods two or thre miles/ & the Blackberys are thick this a pretty nice Country & the little Niggers are as thick as flies Clark what are you up to now I suppose you will bee planting before this gets thare eggs are five cents a piece here & other things according how are Aunt Gateses folks now Lydia how doe you stand it whare is Harrison now write & tell me whare to direct to him I want to hear from him how are all of the people give my best respects to Aunt Gateses folks & all the rest inquireing friends how does G get along now & how does mother stand it the Rebs have been making/ a quite a slaughter up at fort pillow but they got whiped up on Red River I sent the paper home about the fight at Fort Pillow tell Mother to keep up good courage I will bee around all right buy & buy this was written in a hurry & if you can read it you will doe well write soon as you get this & I will write oftener after this

                                    yours in love & hast.

 

                                                from your

                                    Brother W W Kerr

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