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continued from the other sheet I wrote before that you should send me in letter 12 stamps and a five dollar greenback bill I mention it in here for it may be that you dond get all my letters write how meny you have got frome me I am out of money and tobacco I have got to have I cant do with out it and I think that I here you say pa use it if you want it dont you Emma Libby Charly yes we do pa I use navy that cost 12 shilling a pound the other 2 doller I like it better than fine cut now about a box all the rest of the boys has sent for a box and it wont seem very good for me to sit in a corner and look on and see them eat the good things from home so you can get me up one to you can tell father and the neighbors that i have sent for a box / and tell Shil & Mary Becker to send me something you may say what shall I send well I will tell you send asmall rool butter make a batch of lases cakes get a oyster can and fill it with straw honey may be John Taylor has got some to spare tell him that you want to buy some and you want to send me some and some mince pies would go good let them freese hard before you send it and some dried fruit and them cheeses that sophia has made for me and 1/2 lbs of black tea I am ageting tired of coffee I want a change tell Mr Willner that I have sent for a box and you can put in afew apples not meny for they will make the box heavy and it will cost the more tell Libby and charly to send pa something and if the neighbors send eny thing write me what each sent let them what they are amight to direct it the same as letters only by express the cars runs now to winchester and they have got express wagon that runs here / and if you aint sent that vest and stocking by maill you can put them in get a box of green ointment of george Davis and some linen thread black and some woolen yarn and a corse darn needle i have lost the one i had I want you to write wher George [?] address is them shirts dond send for i can get dark knit woolen ones and they only cost one dollar apice send the nectie /

 

give my love to the neighbors and tel Mr Gilbert i will write to him soon and John smith John Taylor has Mr Willner got my letter ihave not got a answer from him if he aintt i will rite him O yes ayard of of sausage would tast good I have writen to Louisa bill Jane father kling George mort and Willner and no answer I have wrote one to worcester and got one and 2 to mort and got one one from father and 5 from you now I must close for this time pray for me and i will for you all

kiss                  kiss                  kiss                  From pa G. A. Empie

Emma             Libby               Charly

 

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direct the box the same as letter and on one corner in care of Lieut Jason sexton Co E 175 reg New York Vols send it by express

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