Camp Near Nashville
                                March the 23  1864

igot aleter from father today wat he rote on the twenty first of this month
and he dident Say anything about the to hundard and twenty five dolars to
tarans and the 60 dolars to Catawissa wat iSent to the express office and
iSent some of my close to Cattawissa in a Satchel and my Shawl i Sold and
that Swether i Sold to marts and my fidle i gave to one of marts litle boys
iam Shure they will get them from marts  William A is in the Same regt that
iam in but a nother Company he Sent to hundard and forty five dolars to lib
and he Said She Should give it to Some one wat She dont want for her Self
i asked for father to Send me three or four Postage Stamps
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End Notes:

"William A" is his brother, William Alexander Earnest.

"lib" is William's wife, Elizabeth, known to this day by descendants as
"Aunt Lib."