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five good sized potatoes as many fried Onions

and three Slices of fried port, could'nt eat

any bread though. we have pleanty of soft

bread on hand, so you see we have something

to eat at this time, so tell Willie to give three

cheers and a Tiger for Jo Hooker, and speaking

of Willie reminds me that I must write

to Luela and to do that and also answer

Amanda'a I must hurry up, as I have got my

musket to clean. brasses and equipment to clean

and black, and boots to black, House to clean

up and fix in milatary order, for the morning

inspection. There is some talk of the Paymaster

coming round again I wish he would as Uncle

Sam owe us four months pay again Amanda

says Mother wants to know how my socks

hold out, I am now wearing the onely pair

I have and have worn them three weeks

And I dont believe there's three men in

the com. got two pairs, I dont draw any

socks as the army socks are good for nothing

any how but this time I was oblidged to

put my name down for two pairs, but the