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  March '63 Dear Walt

George is so engaged i told him i would write A few lines to you he wants you to send those flannel shirts here by express he thought he could get them better from here than to send them to fortress monroe i suppose Jeffy letter announced the news of his arrival he come at last quite unexpected although i had looked for him every day for A week but began to think he would not come he came about 11 Oclock came in with his key and came [cut away] in the   basement and could not get in I have been in the habit since you went away of locking the basement door so he went up stairs and went to bed and said nothing got up in the morning and was busy fixing the fire in my new stove as he opened the door i says Edd get your thick boots without looking around you may depend i was so glad to see him i did not know how to get breakfast so we took it upstairs and had buckwheat cakes the folks doo as if they would eat him up he has invitation from all quarters i told him   to day i hoped he would get through his visits he aint home much this morning porter came to see him to night he has gone to hear miss heron)

how are you walt i hope you have got better of that feeling in your head verhaps the wax in your ears is got hard that will sometimes cause a deafness a very little sweet oil would releive it if its caused by that write doo how you are i hope you wont get sick i feel quite well since i have got better of my cold I have had a letter from Heyd and hanna   wrote part of it she was rather better but it hurt her to lean over to write heyde said she was much better off there than she would be here on account of having a fire i suppose on the same frour she wrote quite cheerful said the doctor said he wondered she dident get better faster she said she should not always be sick the least sudden moove hurts her so i suppose it would be almost impossible for her to come at present i am in hopes when the weather comes warm she will get better we expect mary down to morrow or next day Marthe is pretty well and sis goes the whole figure she takes to her uncle George very much   i went up and told then George had come they was not up she told her mother to get up quick and dress and take her down to see uncle george wounded in the cheek Andrew was here twice to see Georg and has not seen him yet he is gone out nearly all the time he finds many friends in brooklyn he has got his things mostly ready made Jeff went with him to new york they are very nice looking but very high price his pants 10 d his coat 22 his cap 4 1/2 his shoulder strap 6d his one shirt woolen 3 dollar all these figures is doller you must know and then he got drawers   and some other things he had 100 and 25 dollar in the bank and he took out 100 and thought it would be enoughf but it is not i told him to draw it all out but he said he could borrow some several of the regiment has sent for things by him he thought he could get his pay but porter told him to day there was no funds here so i told him to get that 25 from the bank i would make out i can get things from Amerman and that you sent me change enoughf we have got all your letter walt and Jeff will send the pictures i have got all the change got some yesterday it comes very good whenever you can spare it

your dear mother  

write if you are [cut away] well

dont forget the shirts