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be taking the doctors vile nostrums while they should have been out exerciseing instead of laying in their foul and unwholesone tents. This is my private opinion publicly expressed I want it understood and if there is anything in these remarks that does not suit any one I am responsible and willing to vindicate myself. You say that some wanted you to publish a part of one of my letters but you would not for fear of making enemies here in camp. I will say that I write nothing to you which you choose to make public by letting the letters be read that I am ashamed to let come to the ears of my fellow soldiers, as I try to write the truth and plain Statements of facts, therefore I feel no uneasiness in letting them be seen either here or elswhere. The Mrion County boys are all as well as usual. Smith & Calkins are at Louisville. Goodwin, Davis & Marshall are still at the Barracks at Nelsons furnace near New Haven. Stovall has returned to the company well and sound after his Siege of the Small pox. I suppose you have not much trouble in knowing what to do with the money you get from me. The Pay Master has not made his appearance yet and no word from him that I know of. Some of us are looking for him verry anctiously as we are in the unenviable fix generally known as Strapped, but I guess our faces are long enough to carry us through for a while yet. I sent word through you to the Ladies of Liberty to send us some books I want you to tell Henry Husted let you have 2 quire of the best quality of Fools Cap writing paper and 1 quire of Legal Cap, both of the best quality, and if the Ladies send the Books put my name on the paper and send it in the box. Also send the knife I wrote to you for. We have considerable of rain here but a good amount of good weather intermixed, and today it clear and nice as could be wished for or expected. The orders have just been issued, for to be ready to march at 8 Oclock tomorrow (Monday) morning but which way we are going we do not know nor will we know until we Start consequently I cannot tell you in this letter where we are going or where for you to direct to, therefore
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be taking the doctors vile nostrums while they should have been out exerciseing instead of laying in their foul and unwholesone tents. This is my private opinion publicly expressed I want it understood and if there is anything in these remarks that does not suit any one I am responsible and willing to vindicate myself. You say that some wanted you to publish a part of one of my letters but you would not for fear of making enemies here in camp. I will say that I write nothing to you which you choose to make public by letting the letters be read that I am ashamed to let come to the ears of my fellow soldiers, as I try to write the truth and plain Statements of facts, therefore I feel no uneasiness in letting them be seen either here or elswhere. The Mrion County boys are all as well as usual. Smith & Calkins are at Louisville. Goodwin, Davis & Marshall are still at the Barracks at Nelsons furnace near New Haven. Stovall has returned to the company well and sound after his Siege of the Small pox. I suppose you have not much trouble in knowing what to do with the money you get from me. The Pay Master has not made his appearance yet and no word from him that I know of. Some of us are looking for him verry anctiously as we are in the unenviable fix generally known as Strapped, but I guess our faces are long enough to carry us through for a while yet. I sent word through you to the Ladies of Liberty to send us some books I want you to tell Henry Husted let you have 2 quire of the best quality of Fools Cap writing paper and 1 quire of Legal Cap, both of the best quality, and if the Ladies send the Books put my name on the paper and send it in the box. Also send the knife I wrote to you for. We have considerable of rain here but a good amount of good weather intermixed, and today it clear and nice as could be wished for or expected. The orders have just been issued, for to be ready to march at 8 Oclock tomorrow (Monday) morning but which way we are going we do not know nor will we know until we Start consequently I cannot tell you in this letter where we are going or where for you to direct to, therefore
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