The enclosed Pencil Map is my first effort of the
sort – I have concluded to send it to you that you may have at least
an imperfect idea of the region & the points of interest so often alluded to
in the newspapers – I have not adhered very rigidly to the scale (ha! ha!! ha!!!) of
about five miles to the inch and on that account and its other imperfect-
-tions of course you will show it to nobody –
Lieut Folkes and the Box of nice things arrived to day just in
time to make our dinner a first rate one – I and Cl Clark and I are a
thousand times obliged to you, your Ma (My Mother) and Lizzie – Every thing
was in good order except the beans, the beets and the tomatoes, without which
we can get along very well as we can buy such things here –
Many of the Company desired that I should select & procure
a winter uniform for the Company; but Grey without being solicited by any
as far as I know concluded to go himself – I did not desire to go now
for the reason that I want to go at another time & beside that the
office is a very thankless one – I did’nt want the accountability –
We will be glad to see Lizzie & Augusta here – If they
are in earnest about coming down, they must write again & hear from us
before they start that they may know about the arrangements that must
necessarily be made – We will provide a place for them to stay & the
means of conveyance from & to the Rail Road – How I do wish that my
little Nannie could come too! –
There is no news here & for that reason I must close
this unsatisfactory brief nothing –
Very devotedly Your own
“Choctaw”
Please ask your Father to sell enough of my Tobacco to pay my
Taxes -
William A. King, Captain of the Saltville Light Artillery
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