Ten
2d Mass Infantry Camp at Chriastania
Nov The 4, 1863
Dear Brother and Sister I recived your
letter of the 12 of Oct and make hast to
ancer it my health is good. it is fine
weather hear now in Tenersee roseys ar in
bloom and every thing has the look of
spring. in sted of [storm?] we ar doing gard
duty on the Nashvill and Chatnuger
Rail Road lon [1] I sent $50 to you the
9 day of Aug and as you hab never
retten to me enney thing about it I
am afraid you hav not recived it I sent
it by Adams express so I will send the
recet so if you hav not recived it you can
get it I was sorry to hear that you
was sick I recived letter from Cynthia
she thinks of coming back to mass this
mounth she is well Joseph is bout the
same she says ther is not enney thing
going on hear it is dull times hear
we hav fine qurters to liv in and
duty in A bundants besids our gard
and picket duty we ar bilding A
fort witch takes about all thime we hav
but we dont hurt our selfs soulgers
never do it is the same to them work or
play it is the same pay ples to send
me 85 cents worth of stamps you will
find it in the recet you rot me sum
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time A go than James Whelar
was drafted is he coming our or has
he payd the $300 or perhaps he wold
not pas the Docter how is he and his
famley getten A long giv them my lov
do you ever hear from Clinton is Old
Doc Winters still liv ther and Mr Rowel
still ther rite all the nuse you can
find and mak up A nuf more
to fall [2] up the shet six
mounths more then, home I come look
out; Lon what part of Worcester
do you liv in so if I shuld hav
the mish fortion to loos my job that I
culd find you tha say tha will be thru
with me hear in six mounth more how
is bisnes in Mass now and what
pay ar tha paing and is ther plenty
of work to do and plentty monney to
do bisnes with in curterlation [3]
and lon how hav you fard for the last
to years sence I left ther I hav not
recived but very few letters from
you sence I hav ben out hear I hop
you ar not A copper hed and I ges
you ar not if you ever see William Hid
giv him my lov, now rite sun send you
letters to 12 Corps, 1 Div, 2 Rig by
the way of Nashvill, Ten rite sun
from your Brother, David J Orne