Tuesday, February 14, 2012

1862 February 15

[letter of Erasmus C. Davis, Co. I 21st Massachusetts continues]

Thursday Morn
I hope to have a chance to send
this to day but do not know.
We are sending of[f] prisoners for boston &
new york & when they leave can send
letters I am now writing on my
knee by the light of the fire
the rest have not yet got up there
are 17 of then now in this room on
the flou floor we have not yet
got our plates & things from the boat
yet but have plenty of nice fine
Shingles for plates take a pig skin
him & hang him up to the Corner Eat
him til he is gone Wee have flour & water
to make Cakes for the Occasion & Some
Sweet potatoes occasionally. take some
things Every day yesterday the Boys found
a horse tied in the woods & a lot of
pork Molasses &c belonging to the rebels
We just set Mr horse to drawing it
into camp. the weather here is fine
it must be very warm in Summer
this Island is a great place for figs
and grapes there is but little pains taken
to building things the Houses & other
things are 50 years behind [---]
[-] how is Lucy getting along
now is her school [The rest of this paragraph is too faded to read.] sabbath and we had the privilege of going to


[transcripition by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 828

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