Washington, D.C. February the 7 63

I embrease this opporteunity to in form you that I am wall with the exception of a coald I hav I rote aletter and sendt it home most to weacks a go. kenny S. got a letter from home yesterday sed you was down thare sunday you sed you han not recev enney letters from me for fore weaks. I did think I wood like to come home on a furlo but I cant get one to sut me I hav given up that idea I ma be at home when this war is over hav you sold tham geas yet Hav you sold that hay that celley Kelley cut on shares, do you think you can manage the affares better then I did if so rite and let me no

 

This handchief is for Emma C /

 

you wanted to no if I cod red your letters ican read the mots of tham I can read most of evea riting I hav not got much to rite I hav ritten to or three letters sence I re cev enney from you I may get a letter from you to day thare is no snow here now not enney more at this time

 

Sunday the 8..I hav ben to cherch to day my cold is varry bad yet I am on deutey when my tern come I am off to day If I had no famley i shood be contented here I herd to day that Pary gray was berred 3 of the month I herd that Roiral. mc.Kinsey was at home I shood think Albert wood catibiller seing that the small pox is in the na bourhood

 

I think some of sendend a over cot home if i shood you can sel it or cut it up and make the boys / close or do as yo think best the govement charge me 7.00 for it I hav a good one I paid 2.25 for it has Henry paid you for tham fools has he paid det that I went his bail Hav you paid tha det I oad densmore on that oil wall

 

munday morning I went to cherch last nite I hav got no letter yet I hav ben on deutey this morning I receved aletter from Wash kelley last Friday he thinks he will move up thare in the spring I rote aletter to him stating I had nothing to do with it you can make your one bargain I think it will be a advantage to you and him both if you both of you do jest rite if not it may be a disadvantag tou you both you will haftoe locout out for him good by for

                                                                                                this time Riley Carpenter

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