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Stevenson Ala. Feb. 14th, 1864 Dear Father; I have just received your welcome letter containing the fish hooks and I am going to answer it before I go fishing. I have just been paid off today. I got paid for the first time since last July when I left Parole camp. The first time I was paid at Aquia Landing for two months. The next time was at the Convalescent Camp at Alexandria for six months , and then at parole camp for two months on the first of January. The paymaster who paid me at the Convalescent Camp never sent the account to the company, so that instead of getting six months pay I got 12. It isn't too late for him to send the account yet, but if he don't then I am $78.00 ahead, that's all! My clothing account up to the time I left Parole Camp was $56.00, that's $14.00 more than we are allowed all year. This was taken out, leaving $142.00. the paymaster wouldn't have anything to do with the allotment, but paid every man the full amount. Lieut.. Coville is going down to Stevenson tomorrow to see if we can't send some money home by express. I will write as soon as I send it. It might go through safe enough if I sent it by mail, but the postmasters at Stevenson and Nashville are soldiers, and they know that we have just been paid off and they might just get it in their heads to open a few letters just for the fun of it. I guess I will not send any money by mail. The weather has been just as pleasant as summer here for the past month. We havn't had any rain until last night when it commenced to rain and it has kept it up ever since. Our river has started to rise and I think it will be so that the Big fish can run up it. When they do they will get hooked. I received George Warners letter the other day. I will answer it before long. I am glad to hear that you made a bargain with Mrs. Deighton. You did not write as to how much you were to pay her per acre....... Oliver ps; I have just sent $165.00 to you by Adams Express. |
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