Newbern sept 23

 

Dear sister

                        I will write you a few lines to let you know that I do not forget you when I do not write to you for so long I have not forgotten you as you would believe if you knew how many times I have read your leatter over this past week and I should have answered it long ago but I have not been very well for some days I have been haveing the chills again but am most well again. I expect to go on duty again in the morning. I hope that father / is well by this time. dont bother about or believe what folks say about me for they dont believe it them selves and I would thank them to dog up for I am the same ugly snarling cuss that I was at home not altered abit and dont suppose I ever shall I am sory about your picture but I cant get one for the money you sent such ones as you pay a quarter for at home are a dollar apiece there is a smaller kind that they ask two dollars a doz. but I cant get less than a half doz and so I great hog as I was very hungry of course had to march off and get some thing to eat with the (your) money and then his (my) pig ship felt better of cours and has ever since so you see how you come to get this horred letter all through your letter and now let me tell you / that the pay rolls came into camp yesterday and so it is summised through camp that we wil be paid off soon and then I will have a good picture taken and send it to you.

 

sept 24 well there was a big mail come last night and I got two letters one from you and one from father and marshal was glad enough to hear from home although I am sorry that father gets along so slow I wish old doctor Derby could get at him he would have to stop shakeing right quick I recken we are not alowed to shake more than three days at a time at any rate, but he knows Dr Derby. we are haveing some pretty cold weather for this time and place I should like to come home and stay a month or two just to gather a few / apples and peaches golly wouldent I make em scatter but I shall have to make what few sour things I can get out here do I suppose and they will be few enough I am thinking if we dont get paid off pretty soon. well I have marked over more paper now than you will care to read I rather guess so I will quit. please write again as soon as you can and write another good long letter and I will answer it as well as I know how. give my love to all the people and keep a big hunk for your seff self.

                                                                                                yours from Cd.

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