
I received your letter last Eve and was glad to hear from you but I am sory sorry
to hear that you have sick so long I have been sick with the Chills &
Fever I have had wine to
day my wife and Child have gone home on a visit to her house at Norwalk Conn have been gone cinse since
the 20th of June so I am alone I am at the same employment
yet I have plenty of work but the pay is small My boy was not very well before he
went away he has been better cine since
they have been there they are near the Salt water my wife is well [deletion] the young Lady you met with
me at the Cor of Fulton and Cart Sts that is my wife. Last wensday Wednesday
I went to Hartford to the reunion of the Conn
Vetrans Veterans
and spent two days I met a good many of my old camrads comrades
we had a good time there wa was
asembled assembled
about Four thousands at
charter Oak Park near Hartford. I
have grown thin cince since
you last saw me I do not weigh so much in [illegible] 125 lbs I have worked
very hard this sumer summer
and I do not think it agrees so well with me heree here
as it does near the salt
water and I shall not stay here any longer than I can help so good by bye
for this time


