McKay4

Transcription: 

Fort Monroe VA Nov 20th
/64

Dear Brother
I will try and
wright a few lines in ans
the kind letter I got
yesterday from you
I think that I shall send
by the first of next month
for a box I want you to
wright and let me no
how high Fur Caps are
For I dont know but I will
send for a new one they
are 5 dolers apies here and
not very good at that
every thing is a gowing up
here Buter is 70 cts and sope
greas at that strong so
that you can smell it
4 rods I got a letter from
[page 2]
Oscar Towle yesterday
he is all right and so is
the boys in the 8 Maine
to I am sorey that [???] Towle
has run away for it will go
harde with him if they get
him Sam tell Tom that
I am all righ for I hav
Got that saddle that
I were after I got it for
A 1,00 that is cheap enough
And it is a good one Sam I
hav got a nice Caverly
Saber since Tom went
home I bin oferde 20,00 for
it but I wount sell it I am going
to bring it home with me
the Boys is all right here
I cant think of eny thing
more this time Wright soon
and let me no about the
caps

be shewer and I.N.A. McKay
put in care of Mr Fulton

Date: 
November 20, 1864
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. K, 22nd Maine Infantry
Residence (County): 
Penobscot County, ME

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Penobscot County, ME

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 

To

To State: 
Maine
To County: 
Penobscot

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Jenn Jones
Transcription Date: 
February, 2015
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
April, 2016

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