Camp Griffin Virginia J 4 1862

 

                                                                                                            Dear sis i thought

That i would right to let you no that i am well and hope thes few lines will find you the same to every thing is nice and still hear now to day is the first snow that we have had hear this winter it is just about ½ an inch thick We dont hear much about the war hear now so i cant right much news now i want you should tell me how the times do there and how the weather is to We shall be paid of soon and ishall send home 15 or 20 dolars then and i want you should tell me if you have drawd my stat pay yet or not the hull of it yet or not if you haint tell me if you can or not so i can / send you something so you can get if you cant get now Just tell me if you pleas to i want you should tell me if you and Hapen has seteled your acounts yet or not and how much your hous cost you tell me if you have got all the rooms plasterd and if you have got your seler painted yet or not and if it freases or not tell me if the chriddern have got them some good closes or not We have probley goto stay one year or to eney way it looks terebell dull hear now We dont have to do eney thing now only to go on picket guard once in 5 or six days and once in one week hafto go on Division drill that aint nothing hear you no dont you if you dont / tis time you did ithink dont you i shall send you my picture after pay day in my hull unrform i shall hafto go to Wahington to get it you must send yours and fathers to gether with Manlyes to in your lape

 

That box was nice

            i should like one more

first rate to

            So idont think of eney

            more now so good

            By for this time

 

            From John W Pitridge

 

            John W Pitridge

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