Default Metadata, or override by section

  My dear Walt

i have just got your letter with the shinplasters dident you get my letter when mary was here saying i got the other there is no letters miscarries that is directed here i think i have had another attack of the rheumatism but not much in my hands so i can use them but in my neck and shoulders i had not A very good night last night but am better this morning i am in hopes it will wear off without going to mrs pierceys if it dont get better i shall go and take the baths but i think i shall be better of it in a while) are you got well Walt of your cold and deafness) Jeffy had a letter from george monday he was then in Lexington but was   going back to camp the next day they are to winchester 16 miles from Lexington he was ordered there to bring the souldiers money to put in addams s express he came on horseback with 11 thousand dollars all to be sent in packages from 4 to 400 dollar he says he had an wonderful job but it came out right to a cent and the next day he was going back the letter was dated the 22 he likes Kentucky very much is glad he is out of the virginia mud he says the roads is like a house floor and good living i see in the mercury last sunday that he was to come with the money but it said to cincennatty instead of lexington i am glad he is releeved of the responcibility he sent home 300 and 50 dollars i got it yesterday   and am going to the bank to day but i cant put but 200 and 50 in i will tell you Walt all about it before i got it Mat and Jeff began to hint about their having it i would not mind lending Jeff but it seems as if martha had no thought whatever Jeff is very much in debt and no steady work he has had 50 dollars of georges money and it will go in short order for things they could be just as well of without i told mat the other day she knowed what expence it would be when she was sick and i would not get nore than i needed but its no use the other 50 i had to pay my grocery bill which has been ever since before you went away i believe it was not 30 dollars i did not   want to lend them but 25 dollars i said i had my grocery to pay and i wanted to have some to send for han but i could doo no different without giving offence George wants me to try to get a litle place in the country somewhere i would like to have put 300 in the bank but so it is we live very saving indeed but things is very high i have got 2 10 dollar bills left if i send for hanna i shall need them mary says she will go what doo you think of it i dont know how it would doo write to me Walter what do you think) dont write Walt any thing what i have said about the money i have not seen Andrew in some days but i think he is on the gain a little) Jim comes round to see me quite often comes after cake his father says Mr Howel was here the same morning he returnd poor man he said you was very kind to him indeed

good bie my dear walt