the 17

                                                                                    Monkton station MD November

 

Dear parents we receaveed all of them thing except the money and the pound cake he stateed that you loned him the mony an yow did not send the pound cak we receaveed the letter and Ben Hawthorn receaveed 2 00 dollars from John Lankester and they opened the package there before they said any thing to us about it we got 17 plugs of tobaco very near 100 cigars 1 pair of socks apiece 1 pair of gloves apiece and paper and envelops and Boots 2 pair Benn one over shirt and 3 plugs of to Baco one pair of socks i beleave that is all Jonson toppin told me to tell you to make him apair of boots and send them to him if any body can you /

We are all well at present except Esry his rumatism is not much better it has bin raneing here this morning a little here this morning we are agetting along very well Hed quarters will be at monkton this winter we are alooking every day for our pay you need not send us any more clothing for we halve plenty and if we start away we will half to throw some of it away you or mother stateed that you did not want us to engage in Gambleing you need not be afraid of that for the Captain has stop all of that kind of work i told you that i would /

 

Mother

Not when istarted and i will make my word good there was 4 of us sent up to Parkton to send one of our comrids home that departed from us it was John Marshel and he got his foot mashed on the cars and had to halve i cut off and he took the feaver there was is 7 in the hospidle from our company and 7 from the Green Co Company there is some of the boys that is home sick there is no us to think about home now But i think we can Get furlows after while we are alowed 20 days every 6 monthes and they are bound to give them to us for if they dont there is agood many agoing to go with out them the law sais they cant / punish them for it but if i come i will halve a pass as thomas or any of the boys that come from Millsboro i dont think the war will not last very many more months more for it cant the rebbles that has bin takeing prisiner and sent to Baltimore is hardly got clothes to hide there nakeed ness they say there is about 18,00 hundred wounded in Baltimore there is 20 000 troops there they halft to gard the drafted men to keep them from running away that is about all at this time no more at present But remain your soon

                                                                                                                        G W Carter

                                                                                                            to his Mother and

                                                                                                            Father G Carter

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