Norfolk City
July the 13 /]65
Dear wife I set down this
evening to drop you a line I am
well at this time and I hope this
may find you all in good helth
I got your letter last week dated
July the 2 and was very glad to here
you was well at that time and the
Childern at home with you
and you will keep them with
you to help you with your work
I am glad you dont work out
eny I know you are not able
you Can let them help Mother
Fouse and still have them Close
at home when you need them
to help you I am glad the
Childern is good and kind to
Mother when she is lonly and
nobody to teel here troubles too
dear Childern still be good and kind
to Mother I hope Gods appointed time will
soon Come to bring me home to you all
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I am at a loss to know what to
write to you this time I thought I mite
by this time tell you more about
Comeing home but I know nothing
more then before some times everything
seems favourable and other times
it looks dark the papers here state
that we have ben orderd to be
mustered out the Cause for
not dewing it yet I Cannot tell
the men of the ridgement blame
some of the officers for trying to keep
in as long as they can the privates
soulgers got up a petition some
time ago and set it to Harrisburg
to Govener Curten stating our
Case and to have us discharged
if possible he wrote back he had
recomended this ridgement to be
mustered out with some 16 o[t]hers
and why it was not done he Could
not tell he sent the petition
to the war department with orders
to have it done immediately
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What affect it may have I Cannot
tell time will tell we had benn
orderd home according to the
statement in the papers but by
some notorious raskuality we have
benn detaind if the perpitrator
is found out he will hardly get
home I look for some Change
soon for the better I still hopeso
I was yesterday out in the Country
I got plenty of peaches I wish you
had some of them at home
I see every day in market more
then a hundred bushels of peaches
peaches Cabish potators tomats beats
beans pees and all kinds of vegitables
in market every day
I hope your rejoicing may soon
increase by mee getting home
instead of being disappointed
I think the time long to home
to see you and the Childern
I hope the happy day will soon
Come when I Can inJoy the
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Company of my dear
wife and Childern once more
I pray much for you and for
the time to soon Come when
I can injoy your Company
at home keep in good hart
I hope to see you before before
long I think in a mounth from
this at most we shorely will get
home if not then I will try to get
a furlough to Come home when
ever you think it will soot the
best still I hope to get
home in August to stay for good
I see in your letter the Childern
is dewing verry well Martha is
washing Emma is Churning and
Elisa is was nursing one babys are [plenty?]
and Mother was seting in the big
rocking Chair it wood all be right
I must Close Dear wife I give you in
Gods Care I feel shore he will take
Care of you and bring me safe home
too in his one good time the Lord take
Care of you is my daily prayer
good by dear wife and Childern F W Benson
for a short time