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Wise-Clark family papers, December 1864-February 1865

1865-02-05-Page 03

with may granes of allowance. I had a letter from P.M. Woolf last week. the first that he has writen me in a long time Pete says that they have had a vary rough time of it through last summer and this winter. Said also that Irve was out in the cuntry acting as safe guard, for an olde reble and that Irve was sick. we thought a fiew days a go that our regiment was going to Savannah. Such was the report, and it was generally believed both by officers and men. but it has all blown over now, report is now that we will go either to Johnsons Island or Rockiland, Ills hope they will send us to the latter place, could not soot this child better. I think likely we will stay in this part of the world the balance of my time, which has dwindled down untill there is not seven months of it left. Golly wont I show them a clean pair of heeles if I live to get out of this, with To all whome it may conserne in my breeches pocket. Then I'll make a B. line for some stray nook of Gods [vas] cration. I have just posted my relief so now I will write a line or to more, if some one does not call me. Just tell Bell that I have answered evry one of her letters and if she blows

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with may granes of allowance. I had a letter from P.M. Woolf last week. the first that he has writen me in a long time Pete says that they have had a vary rough time of it through last summer and this winter. Said also that Irve was out in the cuntry acting as safe guard, for an olde reble and that Irve was sick. we thought a fiew days a go that our regiment was going to Savannah. Such was the report, and it was generally believed both by officers and men. but it has all blown over now, report is now that we will go either to Johnsons Island or Rockiland, Ills hope they will send us to the latter place, could not soot this child better. I think likely we will stay in this part of the world the balance of my time, which has dwindled down untill there is not seven months of it left. Golly wont I show them a clean pair of heeles if I live to get out of this, with To all whome it may conserne in my breeches pocket. Then I'll make a B. line for some stray nook of Gods [vas] cration. I have just posted my relief so now I will write a line or to more, if some one does not call me. Just tell Bell that I have answered evry one of her letters and if she blows