Helena Arkansas Sept 6^th 1862

            Mrs M E Keller

 

                                                                                                            Deare wife I set down

again this morning to write you a few more liens to send you by one of my searjeants George Sloan he will call at our house and see you I feel an most notorious out of humor that I did not get to go I have always done my duty like a man up to this time I ame not going to be so perticular hereafter. Malvina I wish you woulde get olde Mr Bayha to make me a good pair of Blue Military pants as they are very high here he has got my measure and Geore Sloan will fetch them to me it will be a great acomodation to me if I can get them as you have learnt ere this reaches you that I had all my money stole and also a good new pair pants we will draw our money some time this month and then I will send you two hundred dollars. donte be discouraged Malvina I will be home some time for this war cannot last always and my time will be out in a little over two yeares but I expect to see home betwen this and next spring something may turn up that I may go home in a very short time / Harne Philips will tell you all the petictulars about me use him well for he is a friend of mine I was officer of the day yesterday in town I come home last night at midnight to write you these few liens before Sloan starts for home. evry man in the company is mad because they did not get to go home not quite all but nearly so I hope this will reache you in due time and finde you all well

 

I ame well as usual

Yours                                      Sam J Keller

Sept 6, 1862

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