Camp Griffin Via March 4 1862

                                                                                                         

                                                                                                            Dear Friends at

Home I take my pen in hand to write to you I received your letter last night & was very glad to hear from you

 

I come of guard this morning at 8 o clock went to bed soon after to slep till noon we had a prety hard night of it it rained some of the time & the wind blew cold I will tell you what we have had for our dinner we had some beanes & hard bread I received the Voice last Satarday Sataday night Father you wanted me to write a bout Henery Colby he is at Washington in the Hospil I expect he is a gowing to get his discharge Corp Mandigo has been to Washington he got back up here to Camp last week he looks the best now I ever saw him We have been mustered for pay We weas mustered the last day of Feb we have had some bad weather here lateley it has been cold & windey we still remain here yet I dont know how long we shall though you say that you are haveing a great deal of snow thear this winter we have not had onley bout 4 inches / of snow at a time here this winter & that would not stay on more then one Day it would make it awful mudy gowing I want you to send me a paper once in a while & put some spruce gum in enough for 2 chawes the rest of the Boys have it sent to them in that way

 

Byron writes that they are a gowing to move the first of April

he says that he is not a gowing to work for Abel Adams

Father write me all about Jamaica in your next letter I have never writen to Seneca Folkes yet I have seen that Bouty Fellow he is in the 4 Reg the reason I have not writen to Seneaca is I have put it of & of I think I shall write after a while tell me how he is getting a long & all the rest of the Folks you cannot tell what plasure it gives me to here from Home

 

I cannot think of much more news to write this time so I will close by bidding you all good by write soon as you get this Direct you letter just the same as ever

 

                                                                                    my respects to all

                                                                                                good bye

 

                                                                        from your afectionate

                                                                                    Son

                                                                                                L. W. Haven

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