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the meney kindnesses that you have shone me.
I have very little news to tell you only that I
am well and contented with my lot.  I have
heard of the serrender of Colonal [Mulligan?]
at [Lesitar?] as the news has just come in to my
camp, but that is nothing to fetch our deludid
brothers back to thear [roility]. We must escpect
to be defeated sometimes but we will [undeswerdly]
concur in the end. Every thing is quiet and still
yet along our lives in Washington but I think
we will have a battle before a great wile as the
troops keep pouring in to Washington all the time.
The drum is beating tato which warnes me that
I must prepare to go to bed I suppose you woul
like to know what my bed cinsised of [well] [I] [wlle]
tell you. My tent is about 6 x 6 square with a hard
board floor which I have made myself to lay on
and a napsack fore a pillow. It came quite [asgry]
at first but I soon got youst to it I must say
that I never felt better in my life than I do
now. I wade myself to day and I find that I
way [184] lbs just 10 ponds more than I did
when I left New York. The regiment
has just ben paid of and gess what my wages
came to $34.36 cts. I must close now by
sending love to you Edmond Thomas Anne
Henry Clarrce and little Johnnie hoping that
you will escuse this short note. I must
now close.
Your [Own]
W. Allcot
P.S
Direct as before to me in care
of Capt. . D. G. [Nesser] Co
D. Andersen [Tavaves]
Washington
D.C.
The next time I write I will send you
a longer letter.
WA
to my parrence