1861 Sept[ember] 27 Camp of the fifth M[ain]e Regt

Dear parents
I have just recieved your
letter and also one from James Strout
and I was very glad to hear that you
had recieved that money for I was
afraid you would not get it. I have
sent some clothes to Mechanick falls
directed to Jason Hall and I
want you to go up there as soon as
you can and get them I sent 2 pr.
pants one thick one thin & one coat
and Gangee frock it is done up in
a paper with a tared rope tied arround
it and farthers name is on it with
two envelops you will have to pay
the freight there was about 20 of us
sent together I do not know how
much it will be but Jason Hall can
tell you for he will have to pay for

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it before it can be taken out
I want some of you to be sure and
go up there and get it as soon as you
can Sam D has got some there too You
spoke in your letter about John
Stinckfields writing to me about
Washingtons farm I should like
to save the land but I am not
able to buy it and I cannot do any
thing about it and if Washington
cannot save it we must let it go
I expect there will be trouble with
Henry Jordan but I hope it is fixed
so he cannot trouble our place at
home I should like to know how
the Varney writ comes and when
you hear from it I want to hear
how they settled the Daniel Small
estate and all such news. I have
received all the letters you have
written but some of them is
a great while getting here

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28 of our company is on picket
to day our pickets sometimes come
so near as to talk to each other they
are not allowed to fire on pickets and
so they can come near enough to
talk together from where we are
now we can see the enemy fort
with a spy glass I do not know
why they are allowed to build forts
so near our forts could blow them
to pieces at any time if they wanted
to do it I believe there is no other
news to writ I shall write to Mr.
Strout tomorrow we are all well
and we enjoy ourselves first rate
better than you think for
yours in haste
Hiram M. Cash

[private, Co. K, 5th Maine]
MSS 12916