March the 1^st 1865
Camp Carrington Indianapolis
Dar and Beloved wife I again
take my pen in hand to write
you another letter to let you no that
I am write End up yet and in good
health But not in a very good
umer I have Been promised [umer = humor]
a furlough Evry Day nearly Ever
Sens I have Been here But have
got none yet and Do not no
whether I Ever will get one or not
But am hopeing for the Best
O I no I have Done you a very grat
wrong in going a way the way I
did and leaving you the way I did
I was Blinded By the infernal
Recruiting Officer By him
promiseing me a Furlough I hope
the lord will forgive me and I
ask you to if you can
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I would give half of my Bounty
now if I could Be with you
one weak But I am afraid
I will have to serve a yeare
Before I can See you unless
I Desert and I do not like to Do
that I have wrote to Wm Obrine
to pay Tom mury ten Dollars and
Bill Spayd four Dolars and give
you the Balance which will Bee
Three Hundred and Twenty six Dollars
I give you the privlege of Doing
what you think Best with it
I have a hundred Dollars more
that I got of Buckley which I
will Send home if you want
to By the Balance of that land
I do not think you had Beter
Buy more than two Shares
if you Buy have them to make
you the Deed and Stamp it
and then you must get some
one to pay the tax for you
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I do sincerely hope that this
letter may find you all well
you Must write as soon as
you get this and let me no how
you are a geting a long I hope
you will compose your Self and
not fret your self on my account
for I am a geting a long Staving
and there may Be such was me
comeing home soon But cant say
for Serten I sent my clothes
to piesceton in a Box with
some others. tell me all a bout
the Draft and whoo has Enlisted
Sens I left I want you to use
just as mutch money as you want
I no that you will not unecesaryly
Spend it But I want you to make
your self just comefortable as you
can and if I have wronged you
By going away the way I did I
ask you to for give me
wee have strong hops of the war
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of the war's Ending Before
wee serve our year out
I like soldiering a greate eal
Beter than I did when I
wrote Before wee have
got Bunks to sleep in
now plenty to Eate
now I want you to write
just as soon as you get
this now I will Bid you
good By for this time
get Sarah to moove with you
if you can give me all of
the particulars as far as you
no and write immediately
Direct your letter
in care of Capt R
Runnion Camp Carington
152 regt
Ind Vols Indianapolis
Indiana
Hiram Finton
To Mrs Priscillia Finton
and Baybes