William Bruidnell and Francis Finnegan to William Wirt Henry
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Enclosed you will Please find an Order on the State Treasurer for Ninety one Dollars Extra State Pay and a Draft for Twenty five Dollars amounting to $116. Which you will Please pay to my Credit and acknowledge the Recipt of Same and oblige
Yours TrulyWilliam BruidnellPer F FMr. Henry Dear Friend
William is out on Pickett now and he left the Drafts with me requesting me to
send them to you. I am much Pleased to see him save his money so well
and if he lives to return to Vt he will have something
to repay in part at least the trials and hardships consequent to war. I have
been having a light run of fever and was unable to do duty for about 12 days. I
am getting strong now and have been doing dut for the last week We like Capt
Johnson very well His courage is unquestionable but in times of danger he is
more excitable than Dillingham Lieut Clarke is cool in danger but generally
rather dull on the whole quite clever Gregg has resigned & gone Thus goes
the last of our old stock of commissioned officers remembered to be beloved by
the Company Bass is liked even better than was as 1st Seart & Corp Warren
Gilman is acting Ordenance Sergt in the Brigade He was a mere P
while in the Co I could say much more about the boys but must stop for want of
light Remember me kindly among your Friends and Wellwishers
Yours RespectfullyFrancis Finegan
Wrn W. Henry Esq
Waterbury Vt