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Camp bartow Pocahuntas co Va November 16th 1861 Dear Sister I seat myself this beautiful morning to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well hopeing these few lines will finde you all in good health. John Howard got hear Sunday eavning I got my pance shirt slips socks gloves & pillow but my over coat & quilt was left at Henry Astons Store Charles Johnston said that he saw my over coat at Astons Store he said he intended to bring it but he forgot it. I got some chestnuts with my clothing but I did not get them that you sowed up in my coat pockets for bate & Jim. Tell Bate that I did not get his apples. I got the paper and envellopes tell peggy that I got the comb and was verry much pleased with it. I reckin Carles sent a part of the paper you said he was sending me some paper and envellopes. Tell him that I got the paper and that I am much obliged to him for sending it I recken he sent the envellopes. I wrote a letter to Uncle Vincient but I dont know whether he got it or not. Tell Charles M Browning that I will write to him in a few days I reckin he comes to see you all evry two or three days if he comes to see you all as often as he use to. The yankees come down yesterday morning and fired on our pickets and one of the new garden tigers killed a yankee. I will be on picket about day after tomorrow and I think the yankees will be down about that time and maby I will get a crack at some of them. It is quite warm hear this morning the sun shines warm and it is clear and pretty morning it looks like I ought to be at home hawling corn and so I ought. I expect Hayes and Cummings is a gathering corn this pretty morning. Martha when you write again write whether you can send my over coat & quilt in a short time or not and if you can send them write when you can send them while I was writing i received a letter from you dated 6th and was glad to hear that you all was well. my over coat is at astons store you can make me a coat or send the olde one just which you pleas maby you can get a chance W R Gilmer | |