Henry A. Smith to Family
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It was with great joy and pleasure that I received and read your letter of Sept
27th It makes me feel a great deal better to hear from home once more and to
hear that you are all alive and well and well geting along so well
with the work You see I am still a prisoner but my hopes are strong yet and my
health is good so I dont borrow any trouble about it Those that have been here
the longest are the first to go and we have been here as long as any into about
a week and the next boat load of well men that go we shall probably go but dont
know when that will be A boat comes up every week or two after the sick and
brings
the mail I gave an envelope with your name and a stamp on it
to a man by the name of Crosser he left for Annapolis about the 27th Sept and
promised me he would write to you dont know whether he did or not Write to me in
your next how you got along haying and harvesting how much corn and potatoes you
had how many apples how much stock you keep and so on and how them poor little
boys get along I dont think of any more to write this time so I must bid
you you all all Good Bye hoping we may soon meet
again
Henry A Smith
P.S Direct to Prisoner
of War Belle Island Va
1st Vt Cavalry
HAS