September the 18, 1862

 

Dear wife and chidron I am wall at presant and in camp I am in no danger hear. I doant want you to worry about me. I will take care of myself as long as i can. We liv on crackers. sop. bred. pork. Beaf. Beans Rise and coffey. Steaven merrit Tommas Lister is unwall. I reseived your leter yestarday for the first I was verry hapey to larn that you ware all wall. I did not rite to hav you pay John Runels I paid him $20 when was in meadvile. I sent $25 by Wr Shipens. when i got her I sent my bounty order to J. R. /

 

I think if you can sel the cowes at a good advantage you had beter doit. The to yearoles hafers sel for all you can get I want you to manage the affares the best you can you had beter dig the potatoes as soon as it will do poot plenty of straw on tham If you cood get some parson to draw of the stones of potatoes ground the corn and buckwhet ground and plow the ground the fall wood lik it vrry much That is all iwal     

 

       Sunday 21

to day day befor yetay I hd to go to the citty to gard a lot of straglers solgers doan to / river we went bord of steamboat rode doun to alaxendera 7 miles then we march 2 miles got bread and sugar 11 oclok at night in the morning we got brekfast then st ate started back to meriden hil we onley carred our gones and catrage box i stood it furst rate. I see Levi Lam, j Hoy Ed Kide, Jase wines. Edward Dicksen. some of the boys lock rothe thin. I think the war is comming to a close we hear agrat men stories about it I think i shal get home gin spring We se the house that Captin Elsos was kild when he co tock doun the flag /

 

When we got back to camp I got the other to letters I think you had not better brake up any sod it will not pay..if you dont wat wash keley towork the farm yo nedent hav him. B. frankline $1.00 borrow money.  thare is acount look on the cubord it will say again wood lik to hav you do jest as you think best I hav not ben drove from home nor i am not goint goin to desert my company. I am sorry ihurt your fealing by comming awy the way the idid ithot it was the best way. good Day childrain rite to me. R.C. direct your letter District of coluniba in Care of John B fay. 150. Co. C. R.P.B.V.

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