I now take this opportunity
to answer your letter
I received some time ago
my reasons for not answering
it before is that I
had nothing to write for
it is a dull place here
I
can tell you there dont seem
to by any
in
our Northern towns.
good at present and I hope
this will find you the
same. I am nursing
here
now for there is a good
who are not able to be
sent
Home yet nor wont be for
months to come and some
person has
got to stay and
take care of them so it will
be some time before I
get
away from here
you have commenced
haying by
this time the
Farmers are
Wheat about here they say
their wheat is the best
it has
they dont have any Potatoes
to
but Wheat and corn I dont
think the White
men work so
negroes for they will
work very cheap so it is
very seldom that a white
man can get work
from the
Farmers this freeing the slaves
is bad for the poorer
class
who have to Labor for
their support it seems
rather hard
that after
these same men who have
Fought and
in in defence of their country
and to free the
slaves that
now they should take the
Bread out of their mouths
to
feed the Blacks and now
the negroes are not satisfied
they wish to be
allowed the
right of
hold offices they want
power. This Nation will
they turned them loose
upon
the country
letter of
home I
would like to see
him well I am very sorry
that he met with such
an accident his career in
the army is
from mine I suppose we
had
enlisting Please tell
that I would be very happy
to hear from him for
it is
a long time since I got
a letter form him But I
will close
excuse poor
writing write soon