Bermuda Hundred Va July 4 1864

 

Dear Mother

I received your letter that you wrote me the 30 of last month I was very glad to hear from you dont how good it seems to hear from you mother I wrote a letter to Harriet the 2 of this month I sent a little in it [?] from Otis folks for me to have you send it to him I dont you to open it will you I have not got the box yet but I expect every day I should think as much as I have written to you about some socks that you would have sent them before this time It is a good deal as it was with the sausages I should / think they was not any in Massachusetts by the wrote about them I hope you will send my shirts as soon as you can I dont want you to make the collars to turn over but to have them with a narrow bindding on about an inch wide be sure and and send my best hat to me and put in about 2 dosen of Cigars and send them to you tell Harriet to have Mr Forbes pick me out 2 dosen of his best Cigars he can pick good ones you Is they any maple sugar their If they is any send me a couple of pounds will you I got the envelope and sheet paper I was very glad / of it you wrote me that Lucie Dodge was there you tell her I would like to see her and I would like a letter from her you tell her she has not answered my letter yet you tell her h ow to direct a letter

 

you direct

your letters Co G 24 reg Mass Vol Fort Munroe Va I want you to send me some newspapers I send my love to you all [?] I want you to answer this letter as soon as you get it

this letter from your               

Son Sylvester H Stevens

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