1861 November 16 Camp Bartow Pocahuntas Co Va.

Dear Sister

I seat myself this beautiful
morning to write you a few lines to let you
know that I am well hopeing these few lines
will finde you all in good health. John
Howard got hear Sunday eavning I got
my fance shirt slips socks gloves & pillow
but my over coat & quilt was left at Henry A Storrs
Store. Charles Johnston said that he saw
my over coat at A Storrs Store he said he
intended to bring it by he forgot it.
I got some chestnuts with my clothing but
I did not get them that you sowed up in
my coat pockets for Cate & Jim Tell Cate
that I did not get her apples. I got the paper and
envellopes tell peggy that I got the comb and
was very much pleased with it. I reckin C[h]arles
sent apart of the paper you said he was
sending me some paper and envellopes. Tell
him that I got the paper and that I am
much obliged to him for sending it I recken
he sent the envellopes. I wrote a letter to uncle
Vincent but I dont know whether he got
it or not. Tell Charles M Browning that
I will write to him in a few days

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I reckin he comes to see you all evry
two or three days if he comes to see you
all as often as he useto. The yankees come
down yesterday morning and fired on our
pickets and one of the new gasden tigers killed
a yankee. I will be on picket about day after
tomorrow and I think the yankees will be
down about that time and maby I
will get a crack at some of them
It is quite warm hear this morning.
the sun shines warm and it is clear
and pretty morning it looks like I ought
to be at home hauling corn and so I
ought I expect Hayes and Cummings is a gather
ing corn this pretty morning. Martha when
you write again write whether you
sent my over coat & quilt in a short time
or not and if you can send them write
when you can send them while I was writing
i received a letter from you dated 5th and was glad
to hear that you all was well. my over coat is
at a store you can make me a coat or
send the olde one just which you pleas
maby you can get a chance to write
to send my over coat before long
Write if you think you can send my coat
before long Write soon
W R Gilmer

Private, Co I, 37th Virgnina

MSS 5194