Sunday 10 o’clock A MMy Dear Sister –

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I am on board the “Elm City” about half way between New Haven and N.Y. We are to land at Jersey City and that is the most we know, whether we are proceed imediately to Washington or stop there awhile we do not know. We started from our camp at Brattleboro last night about 5 o’clock, the cars left the Depot about 9 and we got here and came on board about 6 this morning. It will be some days before I can get another letter from home for which I am very sorry, but I must

learn to make the best of such things. I am sorry I could not have see you before we started and yet it would have been the same now, let us make the best of every thing. I am as well as ever I was in my life. I shall send this the first oppotunity. There will be no use in your writing me again until you learn more of our destination. Yes write me as soon as you receive this and direct to Washington. If I do not get it, it will not be much trouble for you to write, and if I do you little know how much I shall prize it.

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I gave H. B. Atherton a letter directed to father yesterday with $25.00 in it, which he said he would send by express with other letters of the same kind he had got to send. Tell L- to write when you do if tis only a line. My love to her and all the dear friends at home. I will close. Good bye. Write me often.

Your BrotherJos.