Ceder Creak May the 9/64

 

it has ben verry hot to day we started at 6 oclock this morning from Camp near winchester and got hear about 2 oclock some 16 milds and I tell you that it was warm work we have camped hear for the night and how mutch longer I dont know Jerry playd out some 2 milds back he will not be good for aney thing I dont think

 

May the 10 well Nila I will now try and write you a few lines this morning we are still hear whear we camped last night and I guess we shall stay hear to day I / received your letter with those verses in and was glad to hear that you wer all well but I am afraid if you take your short walk as you call it verry often that you cannot write me that you can match me on being fat and teough so I want you to be verry Carful and not get sick those verses I think verry good and I have read them over and over again and then I take out your picture and look at that My health is good yett Erastus is at martinsburg I suppose I dont know I am not in aney speculation and I think I shall stop for now one of the men that owes me 10 Dollars is in / the Hospital and one that owes me 6 is back on the waggon train and I dont know when I shall ever se them again thear is one that owes me 12 Dollars that is hear so you se that I have 28 Dollars out and and I ow some 15 Dollars and thear is some that I ow the suttler I dont recolect just how much but if I ever get it I shall try and send you some 50 dollars Newton will take care of it if you want he should after you get what you want to spend I may have a chance to send this so I will close yours

 

                                                                                    Truly A.N.Hubbard /

 

more a non

A.N.Hubbard

 

P S Tell your Mother that I thought of her yesterday when we wer marching I thought it was as hot thare as it was hear that she would have to work hard with her old fan

She is so Por you know          dont you tell her that I am making fun of her for being so fat

 

                                                                                    Love to All

 

                                                                        tell father to put in and scratch hard

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