Petersburg Va September 21 1864

 

Dear Mother

I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know that I got your letter you wrote me the 15^th of this month I was verry glad to hear from you and to hear you are so well my health is verry good and I hope it will be so I have plenty to do I tell you I am glad you have got that money I sent you It does me good to think you get my money I send to you I had rather you would get my money then to have it lost mother you said you had spent $12 dollars of your money for me besides that $10 dollars you wanted to know whether you should take any of this last money I sent you you may do just as you are a mine to about taking Mother it looks curious to me that you should take your money when I had money to home I told you Mother to take / money when ever you have a mine to you have a good chance to take it I dont know as I ever shall youse any of that money and I want you to youse it just as you are a mine to that is if you see fit Mother I am glad that you got that memoral framed I sent what do you think of it you never have wrote me what you think of it mother I hope you wont forget about my Cranberry sauce will you remember and send me my Jack knife / send it to me as quick as you can I think things are very high to home they did not have to draft did they I hope they did not you wrote me about Dan Drake he turns out just as I expected and Hen Forbes to I hope they both will see the time when they will have to work for for a living I got the 2 pens you sent me and I wish you would send me 2 more I got the envelopes you sent they was very good ones I wish you would send me a envelope and a sheet of paper send me as good as envelopes as you sent me this time well Mother I will send you $10 dollars more and I want you to write to me whether you get it or not will you I send my best respects to all of you I must be a drawing to  a close this this from your Son Sylvester H Stevens

 

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I would like to have you send more to me if you will

 

answer this letter as soon as you get it you hant sent me that Boston paper

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