Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
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Yourse of the 16th I got yesterday it found me as usual in
good health and very confatable you speak about, my letters as though they wer
few and far between I think that you do not get them all as I write very often
they have all ben directed with a pensil perhaps the writing rubed out so they
could not tell whare to send them ther is nothing new to write about evry thing
goes on after the same old sort mort of the Co has gon on Prignet this morning Cap E S Stowll starts for Vt this week Saturday he
is to
be Mager of the 9th Regt I suppose Mother thare is nothing new to write about all that I
can write is that I am well it is a dull plase for news evry thing is ready as
far as I know for a fight but where it will com if ever I know not when the fall
of Ritchmond comes then the Vt boys will go home You speak of the death of Aunt
[ ] how dos Uncle Lauren seam to feel he
will not build this Simon will he it is a hard blow for him but thare is a time
for all and when it comes friends cannot save us it is evning now and thare is a
little news to write thare has ben a fight on the left to day how hard is not
know are thare has ben chronalting
on the right all day this is about
all it has ben plesant all day and the moon shines bright to night thare is some
lovley evnings down hear as I ever see with the exception of friends and
avaintances has Father drawn my aloted pay let me know in your next we are payed
of tomorrow up to the first of May I think of nothing more this time give my
respects to all mutch love to your self good by
from your afectionate
SonH H Wilder