1862 May 26 Fort Albany

Fort Albany  May 26/62
7 o'clock PM
Dear Wife
I write to you a few lines
to let you know that it is pay day today.
I have placed the most of my wages in the
hands of the Captain Chandler, who
will forward it, to the Mayor of Lynn
(Peter M Neal.) The amount that I
have deposited with Capt Chandler
is Twenty Three Dollars ($23,00.) which will
probably reach Lynn some time this
week. You can go, or send to Mayor
Neal, and get the same.
Yours in love, Robert
P.S. At Roll Call this evening, Capt. C.
read a letter from the Mayor of Lynn,
in answer to one sent to him from
Capt C, asking him to take charge of
what money might be sent to him
(the Mayor) by the Co. M. The Major

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said he would willingly take charge of
what money might be sent to him and
see that it was properly distributed to
those that it belonged to.  The Mayor
also gave us a great compliment for
our orderly, and goo behavour [sic] while we
were in Lynn, he also said he was
advised by some persons, to put on an
extra police, while we were being
enlisted, his answer was, that if
we were Soldiers there would be no
need of an extra police, and if we
were rowdies it would be time enough
for the "Extra" after we had proved our-
selves such, he said he found us the
former, and believed we should prove
ourselves Soldiers, wherever we were
placed, &c, &c.  We then gave three
rousing cheers for Capt C. and three
more for the Mayor of Lynn, and
retired t our tents, and now I'm going
to "turn in" Good night dear ones at home,
Robert

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Three cheers for Mayor

Robert is an unidentified soldier in the 14th Massacusetts Heavy Artillery


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