Camp Parole Annapolis md
March the 28 the 1864
Dear mother it is with the Greatest of
plesure for me to set Down to answer your
kind letter that Came at hand the
27 inst ritten the 21st of march and was
verry glad to hear from you and to hear
that you was well I got aletter
from Omar the same day he was
at Bab Creek arafting When he ritten
and sed he was going to the Block
house We have had a big rain storm
hear mother you spoke about
entering up them Noats against mr Brouder
I ritten aletter to you Conserning them Noats
the same Day your letter Was mailed
and I presume you have got it Before now
they hant Now news to writ to Day
So this Will be ashort letter and of
No importance But you must read
it if you can for I am in ahurry
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Mother our old Cat had kettens
and the old tom Eat them up
and I was mad Enoughf to killed
the old Buggar our Cat is white and
yellow and she is quite apet that is Enoughf
about the old Cat this time mother Who
Directed this last letter for you they appeared
to Be two hand wrtn writing on the envelop
it Don verry well But your ink was so pail
it looked like abad pencil mark
I Was Sorry to hear that Susan Moore
Was Sick although we all have got to
Come to the same trial G[??] my Best
respects to all of the folks also to
mother Crandall I shall write to Omar
in afew Days and Direct in your Care
so if he ant at home you Can take Care
of it till he Comes So No more
at presant from your Ever son
George M Crandall to
Matilda Crandall
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I feel verry ugly to Day
So I Cant half write
So you must Excuse poor spelling
and poor writing
So Write as soon as you
Git this

George Crandall

Good By

From your Son