Henry A. Smith to Mother
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I received your welcome letter yesterday I wrote to you some time ago and must be you
have got my letter by this time. I wrote to Frank a few days after and directed to So
Royalton I am pretty sure that my box has come to the Camp at Alexandria for a pair
of gloves were sent to me with my name on them some thread in one and pins in the
other I am going to send for the box by the next team that goes to camp Gene was
mistaken about my going out with the regt on a scout for I did go and it is 5 weeks
yest erday that we left camp. I expect some of the things in the box are spoiled as
it has
been three weeks to day since it started What do you think of the
Captain has he lost flesh or gained. About my growing tall I dont think I have grown
half an inch since I left home my health is generaly better when I am out scouting
around than it is in camp. it is very good now I shall be glad when I get my box and
get some of that Chicken maple sugar and other good things. Bill and Mike have done
first rate catching so many muskrats they must be pretty thick this year If you see
any of the Sharon folks tell them that Riley Rogers was taken prisoner near Warrenton
5 Nov his folks will be anxious to know where he is I neve r want to come so near it
again dont think of any more now
H A Smith