Camp Bolaver Hights Va

Saturday Oct 11^th /62

            H. J. Crewell

 

                        Dear And Ever Remembered Brother

I receaved yours of the sixth inst witch was moste welcom I am well never in beter helth I had the bowal complaint but as soon as I got chesnuts it was all over hoping these few lines will finde you all in good helth I also receaved a leter from David Henry today of the 5 witch I will write a few lines to him in this

 

                        As to the war fare their isent eny thing to speak of the best nuse is that we are going to be paid off before this reach you

 

                        And now Brother as to John back pay he has the same amount of pay coming that we all have I sined the pay role day before yesterday and all the boys that was in the hospital receaved thar pay and sined the pay role but his name wasent on it nor has it been drawen now you spoke about wether he was oing eny one he dident oe eny one eny thing and as for me what I give him I gave it out of my fine good will and if I had my heft in golde and he was here with / me and wanted it he should have it for their isent eny of you that feel his loss as much as I do for all he was your Sun but for we left home together and he was my near and dear friend and he alone was all I thought of and I was all that he thought of and all he look to their is some of the boys he tolde me that oed him $4 but hoo it is I cant tell his acount book was lost with his napsack

 

                        Now I have spoke to the Colonel to sea if he or wether I could get his pay but he says that their is a man to utica that seas to all them things

                        His name is

                                    Arther B Johnes Johnson

                                                Tibets

                                                            Block

                                                                        Utica N.Y

            Direct your leter to him and he will get his back pay and when he was paid and by ho and at what plase and what time he died and at what hospital write your leter in this way

Friend A. B. Johnson

 

                                                                                                                        Sir as I have

been Breft with the death of a Sun of mine whilste a Soldier in the U.S.A and he having back pay and also his bounty and hearing that you war council as to geting the back pay I hear by wish you to get this / of my Sun

                        he enlisted may first in the year 1861 by Capt Charles Riley Herkimer Herkimer, Co NY he enlisted may first in the year 1861 by Capt Charles Riley Co F 34^th Regt N.Y.S.V Herkimer, Herkimer Co NY and receaved pay till Aprel 30. 1862 the last time he was paid off by Magor king Dide August 27^th/62 Philadelphia Hospital, Penn

 

Descriptive list of John. H. Crewell Privat of Capt Charles Riley Co F 34^th Regt N.Y.V Age 22 years 5 feet & inches high light complection blue eyes light hair born in Albany Co State of N.Y and by occaption a farmer enlisted may 1^st at Herkimer Herkimer Co. N.Y by Capt Charles Riley to enclude the 30^th day of April 1862 has received clothing to forty seven Dollars & fifty three cents ($47.53)

 

Camp near Harrisons Landing Va

            Ausutst 1^st 1862                                                          Chas Riley Capt Co F

                                                                                                            34 Regt N.Y.V

 

this is his discriptlist list that you must cend write one after this he has pay coming from the 30^th of April no more write as sun as you get this write a Descriptive list after this

                                                                                    From your brother Philip Crewell /

 

Dave if you can sell eny of them game nickers for what they are worth sell them I have not been to the express ofice yet

                                                                        Write Soon

                                                                        Philip Crewell

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