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Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
10_1862-04-24-Page 02
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that arrangement your things are left in safe hands and the rent is reduced so as to be easily paid by both parties. I was glad to hear that the money I sent had got through safe and that you had appropriated in the manner you had. We are signing our payrolls today for 2 months more pay which we will get within 2 or 3 days. and then I will make you an other remittance but of how much I cannot tell just now. You wanted to know what I wanted you to do with what I send you hereafter. So once for all I will say do just what you think best with it. I send it for your and the childrens benefit and I consider it yours therefore do with it as you please and I will be satisfied. You perhapse think I might send more than I do but honestly I do not know how I can get along here with much less than what I do. I will have to buy me some clothes out of my next payment as my wardrobe is getting quite seedy owing to laying in the dirt so much Therefore I may not be able to send you as much as I otherwise might. I will try and make it avrage Seventy five dollars per month that I send home if I possibly can. You wanted to know what Company Officers get per month. My wages amounts to $106.50 per month which is counted for in this way. What is called the wages proper is $45.00 per month. Then I am entitled to rations for 4 men and 1 ration for Servant making in all 5 rations. these I do not draw therefore I get the money for it at 30 cts per day for each ration which amounts to $45.00 also per month. Then I am allowed $13 00 per month to pay a Servent and $3.50 per month for servants cloths making in all $106.50. Then I have my own liveing to take out of that and what is left is clar gain. 1st Lieut gets $5,00 per month (proper) more. and a Cap $15,00 that is
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that arrangement your things are left in safe hands and the rent is reduced so as to be easily paid by both parties. I was glad to hear that the money I sent had got through safe and that you had appropriated in the manner you had. We are signing our payrolls today for 2 months more pay which we will get within 2 or 3 days. and then I will make you an other remittance but of how much I cannot tell just now. You wanted to know what I wanted you to do with what I send you hereafter. So once for all I will say do just what you think best with it. I send it for your and the childrens benefit and I consider it yours therefore do with it as you please and I will be satisfied. You perhapse think I might send more than I do but honestly I do not know how I can get along here with much less than what I do. I will have to buy me some clothes out of my next payment as my wardrobe is getting quite seedy owing to laying in the dirt so much Therefore I may not be able to send you as much as I otherwise might. I will try and make it avrage Seventy five dollars per month that I send home if I possibly can. You wanted to know what Company Officers get per month. My wages amounts to $106.50 per month which is counted for in this way. What is called the wages proper is $45.00 per month. Then I am entitled to rations for 4 men and 1 ration for Servant making in all 5 rations. these I do not draw therefore I get the money for it at 30 cts per day for each ration which amounts to $45.00 also per month. Then I am allowed $13 00 per month to pay a Servent and $3.50 per month for servants cloths making in all $106.50. Then I have my own liveing to take out of that and what is left is clar gain. 1st Lieut gets $5,00 per month (proper) more. and a Cap $15,00 that is
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