Camp Hase    Virginia

                                                                      Centerville vir March 5^th 1863

 

Dear Sisters Brothers and Parents I sit this morning to write you a few lines to let you know how I git along I am well as common and I hope when you read this you can say the same I received the box father sent all safe and sound last Friday night the 27^th I give Peter his and J Holings things my Boots fits first rate and vest I have bin offerd $10.00 for them I wouldent take 15.00 way boots are selling heare you cant by enny thing shape of a boot short of $7.00 to 12.00 and not half / so good as thease you wanted to know if I got all of my money from Hat Knapp I have got it all and that leter with five Dolars in what i got in the Box was one pare of Boots one vest one under shirt one pound of tobacko 2 pound peaches 2 pound of white suger and buter and some drid aples and a pare of gloves and neck ties 2 of crackers that is all Emma am a goin to send mother a compnay record to her to keep for me till I comm come home if I live and if I dont you may have it I had aleter lernt last night that by / Gideon had got his discharge and had gone to fathers I was goin to see him to morrow but if that is the case I wont go I have written to him twice but did not git enny answer so tell him to write to me when he can and I will do the same Pete is well as common write to me what James is a doing and will and howard I have writen to myron ron two leters and have not got enny answer it I dont know what ales him that he dont write to me Thomas geer one of the Boys in our company had a leter Sam laughton he is well / he is on the Potomack ner fredrick burg waring is with him Emman cant think of enny thing more of importance to write this time give my love to respects to all

                                                            from your

                                                                        Brother

                                                                                    Geo. N. Sherman

number all your letters you write to me now and I will do the same

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