Fort Lyon Alexandria Va

Jan the 6 1863

 

Well Nila I as I now have a few moments to spair I will try and write you afew lines to let you know that I am still alive and well allthough I am in business that I dont like still I can stand it 1 weak I am at worck in the Coock house I have got to stay thear till next monday morning last night I was up till 11 and up at two in the morning we had to coock meat for breakfast and diner after 5 oclock at night but it was all readey in the morning when they got up so we wer all safe I coocked a bout 1/2 of a beef / and it was a good sized beaf two and the boys eat it all two at two meals and wanted more to night we are coocking poark and are going to bake beans for diner to morow boiled poark for breackfast it is hard worck but I am well and tough and I thank god for that and prey that you and the Children are the same I tell you Nila you dont know how mutch I engoy my little season of prayer and I hope that you will neaver for get to ask god that I may be kept in the streight and narow way that leads to life ever lasting and that we may all meet on earth that / we may once a gain engoy those sweet hours of prayer and that we can goin in singing those sweet himns I have not heard from fathers folks sinse you wrote when you wer thear I am still on the gain. the boys have cum in from rolle call and I must stop the Whitmans are better the rest are all well at present E M Hubbards health is as good as I ever knew it when he was at home my light is going out and so good evening to you Mrs Hubbard kiss them Children and tell them be good

 

                                                yours Truley

                                                            Albert N Hubbard

                                                                                    Esq /

 

pleas write soon and let me know if you have got your stait aid and how you get along in this wide world may god bless you and saive you all

give my love to all and bee faithfull to your god and your self

                                                                                    A N Hubbard

                                                                                    Fort Lyon Alexandria Va

 

                                                                        we shall probaley stay

                                                                        hear or rather go into

                                                                        the new fort our three

                                                                        years

                                                                                    Direct as before

                                                                                    from your Husband

                                                                                                A N Hubbard

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