[Henry Harrison Wilder] to Mother
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having seated myself to write to one or two of the people at home I thought that I
should drop you a letter I was deteiled for garde yesterday morning for 24 ours it
rained all the time and it made it rather unplesant but I got along very well as I
was the Corporal of the garde I got my pay yesterday and send it to you to keepe for
me untill I get my pay from the United States
write to me as son as
possible but you canot write untill I write to you from youre
ever afectionate son then I shall know what to do I have not made up my minde what to
do with the money that I get I think that I shall send it to Father to let at intrest
or keepe it himself if he wants it and pay the intrest to
you and you can keep it untill you get enough to let again or let it for intrest on
intrest I tolde you that we thought that we should goe before this timbe but we have
not gon yet but we go tomorrow morning at eight oclock to morrow morning
the next letter will come from the South now good by