
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