Camp Holly army of the James

March the 11

 

Ever Dear wife I now take my pen in hand to answer yours of the fifth which I received to day and was verry glad to hear from you and to hear that you was all well For I began to fear that you wer sick or some other thing was up for I have written several letters to you and have received but one untill to day when I got two was glad to hear that the money had got home all right but I forgot to write aney in / the letter that I sent the money in but I wrote and sent him a letter the same day but the male is slow to gett along for I wrote him two letters one for the Name on the receipt was rong and I thought perhaps it might be on the envelop that they put it in but it is all right and I am glad of it for you must kneed some you ask me how I could send so mutch well it is not all mine for thare was 22 dollars that was due Erastus and I sent that as I had the good luck to get it of Oren Pratt so you se thare is not onley $88 / dollars of it yours and I got 4 months pay at 16 dollars per month so I have 13 dollars for clothing coming and I got $89 20 cents and I sent home 88 dollars and owed some and paid that and got some that was owing me so it goes so now they ow me six months pay and thear is five months of that is $20 dollars per month and 8 dollars the difference bettween Corp'l pay and privates for the 4 months that they paid me all caused by the Lieut not putting it onn the pay role that I was promoted from a Corp to Sergeant but I shall get it next / and one months pay at 18 dollars per month so it makes about $126,00 dollars that they ow me now and thare is but nine days less than five months of it is $20 dollars per month but I guess that you will understand some of this but you must remember that I have 3 men in hear and one says Serg whare is this and another whare is that and so it goes and

 

                                                                        but I will close

                                                                        so good day

                                                                        write often

                                                                        yours Respectfully

                                                            Serg                 ANHubbard

 

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I sent my warrant to you this morning save it Chois Nila

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