Wednesday Dec 18..61

Lamien crosing well will give you the discription of a pass.

gard Lamien crossing.

Dec 18..61 gards pass

James siaclefrits A. stove pipe

Mr Shugarpot to procure

vegetables for company use

to return at 2 oclock

                                    Capt Hawkins

                        Co. Mc dowel

 

well i would like to be at home and i still think i will be against the ft of Apr / things begin to move rite now rumors of price being whipt on the Mo river and taken. i am mideling well and pray these lines will reach you in good health we have been drilling batalion the horn bloes for dress perade

 

Dec 19..61 well i have just been vaxinated for the small pox then drilled company drill now siting in our tent writeing a gain, wateing for dinner. this is beautiful weather pedlers are drove from camp one man of our company diserted yesterday—a Dilly of clark co Iowa

 

we get papers daly. /

 

dinner is readedy O Ruth i wis i was at home

 

Dec 20 but i cannot come yet i have sent 21 dols to you well do the you can i still think we will get home a gainst ft of Apr the Iowa rigments will be divided in all probability the 7 has been cut up in a fite it was from Washington Co one lewis one of Logans boys Jim Eliot and lots more of those that we must be aquanted with rumers have just come to our camp that the long expected battle at lexington has been fought prince taken lots colonels capt &c let them rip. attend church pray much

 

your affectionate John Scoville 

 

O yes i have another page kiss little toty for me Phi do all you can for your dear Mother

 

Lol i ofton think of you and dear Ruth in midnites dreary hour of your sweet voices singing sweet anthems. we sing a goodeal i am one of the best of our company our preacher reads and prays nearly every eavening at dress perade give my respects to all. lieu Grimes has been sick for 2 or 3 weeks we have just been drilling batalion, o super is reddy, well super is eate. it is getting cold more another time write soon, i hear from SS Scoville and Lavinna Blac

            capt SSS                                  J G Scoville

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