Sept 8^th 63

                                    Camp Sulpher Springs

Dear Father,

                                                I wrote you yesterday & I write again today  all well  I wish you to have Harvey make Lieutenant Murrinian Boots & send them in our Box  if you have not allready sent it  Cunningham  has written to Harvey for them & sant his masure & was intending to have them sent in Cunningham Box  but prefers to have them come in mine as he can get them sooner by doing so tell Harvey to make them first as soon as he can make them of his best material & as Cunningham ordered you will please pay for them & he will pay me & I will forward the money by  express Enclosed you will find a measure for another pair which I wish made as mine were to be they are for a friend of mine we shall probably be paid off again the last of this month & shall send money by express I have now more than I want but not enough to pay for shipping it  I have been out a gunning to day I had a fine shot at a nice Beef, they had hunted the same for some time & I was lucky enough to get it today it drips off about 5 hundred & very fat it made our boy laugh to look at it I had it cut up & gave around to the company which does them   good   Please see that   the boots are made immediately & forward them if it is to late to come with my box send them in Cunninghams you must not pay for the Lieutenants but pay for the other pair which I ordered & much oblige & I remain

                                                                        Your Affectenate Son

                                                                                    O. Sanford

If boots sent in my Box please pay for both pair   

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