Aug 5

Galloups Island

 

            My Dear Wife I take this oppertunity to let you know that I am well and hope you are the same I came down here Wednesday I expected to come home tuesday when I came went away after I enlisted and sworn in they would not let me come Mr Hooper said he would see about your moveing I sent you one Hundred Dollars I shall send you about one Hundred more the first of next week if I had known I could nt I should not Inlisted you need not not pay any bills till you from me again / write to as soon as you git this tel Lizzie she mus must be a good girl idont know when I shall go from here perhaps not for a moth a month perhaps in a week rite as soon as you git this there is about two thousand soldiers here about three hundred germans

 

I cant rite any more so good by

 

direct your letter to Galloupes Island Boston Harbor Quarters no 13

 

from your Husband                

I rote this lying on the grass

 

N S Kemp

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