Solomon G. Heaton to Father
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Mr. H. G. Heaton
Island PondVermont
Camp of the third Regts Vt VolsNear Brandy Station VaNov the 24 1863Dear Father
I now take my pen in hand to write a few lines to I am well and hope that these
few lines will find you injoying the game blessing, the Army is going to move to
morrow and I thought I would write a few lines to night our division was not on
parade to day to see two men branded with a red hot pron the Letter Din the
Island the right hand they are a gitting tortureing the poor soldiers worse than
the wild Indian the [ ] of the Potomac cant
prosper I dont beleive when they treat there Soldiers as they do, I want you
be sure and send my [ ] as soon as
posible told Mother to be sure to send me two loves of [ ] Breads send me a small piece of cheese say about two
pounds & a pound or so of maple sugar tell Mary if she wants to make a small
donation she may send me a pair of Reds flannel drawers, drawers and feetings,
are what I nead the most besides the Boots be sure & not [ ] in no sweet cakes, tell Mr Braynard to send mn bunch of
Segars the last kind if he has any compassing for a pour soldier who have the
teeth ache all of the time send me a pound of Green tea, send the box in my
mame name & Regt & co to Washington DC and hows division
Grants Brigade and it will come to me I could send sell to or three
pairs
of Bots for good price I tell you I suppose the boots at Vt.
C you may look out for a hard fig at soon
write soon this from your sonSolomon Heaton