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
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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