May the 24^th 63

 

Dear Sarah I again seat my self to rite a few lines to you in answer to your very welcom letter that came to hand yesterday I was glad to hear that you was well you said Lisey wasant very well but I hope she and you and hir and all the rest of the friends will be well when this comes to hand as I am happy to say that I am well and dooing the best I can the rest of the boys are all torable well except / Iseral Moore he is at the hospittle at town he has the cronic direa. the days are very warm hear now but the nites get torable cold towards morning I cant hardly rite for fiting the flies I never saw the like of flies before in my life but we cant expect any thing els for we cant go in any direction but what you can se hundreads of dead horses and Muells and be sides that filth of all cinds in a bundance I should be glad / to leave hear just to get rid of the filth and smell that is hear we are liable to make a forward moovement at any time for there is a heavy force gon out in front some whare but I dont know whare our men are still very buisy at work on the breast works hear they are mounting some very hevy guns hear. the boys are all in fine spirits and ancious for the rebs to advance on us but I think they know better than that.

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Well this is Monday and I am still well—

 

You said you wanted to know if Isac said any thing about quean loosing hir colt. he did not all he said was that he thought I had better sell hir for he had no use for hir and he thought the money on intrust would be worth more to me than the mare. I told him to sell hir for 70 dollars and as much more as he could get I have no dout but what he will do the best he can. I told Sile that I wanted that Note of docks and you can se by his letter that he nevr said a word

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