Alexandria Oct the 14 1862

 

My Dear Venila well how do you do this morning I am well and I hope that these few lines will find you and the rest of the folks engoying the same great blessing it has ben wet and cold down hear for 2 or 3 days but this morning it is quite warm and the sun rose this morning thare was a move last weak they say of some 17 or 18 000 troops but I did not sea aney of them but the 33 they went on the cars but whear I don’t know perhaps that we shal leave hear but still the impreshion is that we stay hear this winter but don’t know we are all well and may god praserve our lives and may we return to our

friends             prey                 prey                 A N Hubbard /

 

I have written to fathers folks twise but have not received aney answer I got Irwins with yours

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