
it is sunday and i thought i would write A few lines to you again i received your letter yesterday and the one on monday or tuesday the first with 2 dolr the one yesterday with one dollar i write this because you said when you was home i never wrote when you sent me any money whether i received it) i have not written to han but once since you went away but i will write to her as soon as i can get A chance i seem to have very much work to doo and get very tired when night comes george comes home to dinner mostly every day he is very busily engaged buying lumber and materiall for finishing their building in new york i beleive they have hired one or two carpenters there is plenty to be got i suppose since the great discharge in the navy yard they say there was three thousand discharged quite A number of bosses i hope jake striker is among the number well Walt i suppose there is stirring times in washington just now as congress so soon meets it seems such A short time since last winter but time wont wait for us

well Walt i dident get my shoes i had made for me they dident fit me they were to tight i dont know when i shall get any more i dont have much money to spend now adays to think i was such A fool as to use all the money i had in the bank and save the other now i want it and wish i had saved my own George is good enoughf and gives money when i ask him but Walt you know how i dislike to ask and there is so many little things to take money that young men that never had A family dont think off but i might be very much worse off but i get kind of down hearted sometimes living always in the basement and working so hard but i gess i wont say any more about it at present Walt dont send this letter to han the last one you can send if you like only it is wrote on such bad paper Jeff has been away up back of fishkills but has got back they are all well and sis is as fat as butter did you get the union i give it to Jeffy to send nancy has been here as usual and Jimmy comes occationally it is very warm here to day Edds eyes and face has got better so he has gone to church to day no mor
your mother L W