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Camp Wycliff Ky. December 25th 1861 Miss. Orrilla Davis and Nan Davis My dear little daughters This is Christmas night and no doubt while I am Setting in my tent in a war camp, you are enjoying yourselves. at the Christmas Supper which I understand you are having at the Court House. No doubt you are enjoying yourselves over your Christmas presents and I hope Santa Claus in his rambles last night did not miss the Stockings of my two little girls, but put Something nice in them to make them happy. I got a Christmas present this evening which was nothing more than a letter from my dear little girl. and I now hasten to answer it. I was verry sorry to hear that our Sweet little babe was so sick but I hope it is getting well before this time. and no doubt but what I will next hear that you and Nan will both have the measels. and if you do you must be patient and you will Soon get well again. I was Suprised that you could write so good a letter & I read it to Some of the boys and they Said it contained more news than one half of the letters that they got from Liberty We did not have to drill today consequently I do not feel as tired as I do some nights. I will tell you what we had to eat today as you no doubt would like to Know.. Well. we had roast chicken, Oysters, peach pie, dried beef, molasses, buisket, Butter, Crackers, milk, Sweet potatoes, rice, eggs &C. So you see we did not Starve. It was not cooked as nice as your mother could cook it but it was verry good. We bought it or most of it from country people and they Sell them cheap enough if they ware only cooked good but they are poor people who bring them and they have to cook them by the fire in Skillets as they have no cook Stoves. Stuffed chickens ready cooked are worth 20 & 25 cts, pies 10 cts, cabbage 5 cts apples 6 for 5 cts. milk 10 cts, pr. qt, roast turkies 75 and 80 cts. Sweet potatoes 75 cts per bushel, and many other things about the same. Jo Miller is in my tent while I am writing and almost cried when he read your letter. George Rinehard come
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Camp Wycliff Ky. December 25th 1861 Miss. Orrilla Davis and Nan Davis My dear little daughters This is Christmas night and no doubt while I am Setting in my tent in a war camp, you are enjoying yourselves. at the Christmas Supper which I understand you are having at the Court House. No doubt you are enjoying yourselves over your Christmas presents and I hope Santa Claus in his rambles last night did not miss the Stockings of my two little girls, but put Something nice in them to make them happy. I got a Christmas present this evening which was nothing more than a letter from my dear little girl. and I now hasten to answer it. I was verry sorry to hear that our Sweet little babe was so sick but I hope it is getting well before this time. and no doubt but what I will next hear that you and Nan will both have the measels. and if you do you must be patient and you will Soon get well again. I was Suprised that you could write so good a letter & I read it to Some of the boys and they Said it contained more news than one half of the letters that they got from Liberty We did not have to drill today consequently I do not feel as tired as I do some nights. I will tell you what we had to eat today as you no doubt would like to Know.. Well. we had roast chicken, Oysters, peach pie, dried beef, molasses, buisket, Butter, Crackers, milk, Sweet potatoes, rice, eggs &C. So you see we did not Starve. It was not cooked as nice as your mother could cook it but it was verry good. We bought it or most of it from country people and they Sell them cheap enough if they ware only cooked good but they are poor people who bring them and they have to cook them by the fire in Skillets as they have no cook Stoves. Stuffed chickens ready cooked are worth 20 & 25 cts, pies 10 cts, cabbage 5 cts apples 6 for 5 cts. milk 10 cts, pr. qt, roast turkies 75 and 80 cts. Sweet potatoes 75 cts per bushel, and many other things about the same. Jo Miller is in my tent while I am writing and almost cried when he read your letter. George Rinehard come
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