Sept 26^th/61

Saint Georges Seminary Alexandra Virginia

 

            Dear Brother and Sister

                                    I embrace this presant oportunity of informing you that I am well at presant and hope thies fiew lines may finde you all engoying the same health. I made out to get my likness taken for you and send it on with this letter and if you can spair mee yours I would like very mutch to have it Sister, that is if you think you can get a glass that will holde it without braken. I had a devel of a harde time to get one to holde mine but by patiants and percivearance I finaley succeded

 

I hardley know what to wright at presant as theare is nothing of any importance transpired latley with us but I expect after tomorrow if we get out with whole skins I will have something to wright about, for we are agoyng amongs the rebbels on a foragen expidition and I think theare is no dout but they will try us a round let it go as it will with them I think by the way things is working that the greate fight we have bin looking / for so long is about to come off shortley

 

I believe I haven any more news at presant but if i live I will give you the full particulars in a fiew days if any thing transpires of any importance. I want you to wright and let mee know how that name suits for that boy for if it isent nice enuph I will give him another more suitable to your taste but I think the one I gave him is a very suitable one but evry one to thear one notion as the olde woman saide when she kissed the cow.

 

I would lik to bee to your hous to night and have a good drink of buttermillk and a piece of cake to eat with it I believe I must close but doant forget to wright as soon as you get this for I have bin looking for an answer from you this long time

 

nothing more at presant but still Remain your Brother untill

Death Yours &c

                                    Daniel R Forgus

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