1862
Chessapique hospital Dec 1
Dear father and mother
	              it is
with much pleasure inded
that I once more seat myself
to write you a few lines to
let you know whats the matter
well I have got the measles
or rather have had them but
I haint got well yet but I am
gaining good   I shall get along
now if I dont take a cold   I
am so hoarse that I cant
talk a bit   I haint spoke 
in 4 days but I shall be so that
I can talk in a day or so
I hope this will find you all
well and enjoiing good health
I received your most welco
med letter last Friday and
you dont know how glad

I was to hear from home
again   I had allmost given
up getting anymore   I had
not had one in so long   I
have not had a letter from
Henry yet   yes I got the last
letter you directed to Baltimore
I would get them if you should
direct them all to Baltimore
I got Lucys letter   I shall
have to answer it some
day   I wrote 2 letters home
in answer to the last one
I got before this   did you get
both of them  ___ and I sent
a check of $10   I was took
with the measles and brought
to the hospital last Tuesday
I was sick 3 days before I
was taken to a hospital
Dave Loomis ___ Judson
Palmer Hinman and one

other fellow was
taken to the hospital out
of Co G the same day that
I was all with the measles
we have good care taken
of us plent to eat and
drink   I suppose Dan and
Uncle Stephen has wrote
all of the news   they told
me they had both written
to you about me   that is one
reason that I did not answer
your letter before and another
reason was because I
was not well enough to write
but I will write just as often
as I can   Pa what is the
reason that you dont write
any to me   do you have so
much to do or what   how
much did the old sow weigh
have you killed your beef  if

did she weigh and how
much did you make on her
I want you to remember and
haing that peice up to dry
for me   has warren sold his
hops yet   how much of your
wood have you drawn of   how
mutch coal are you a burning   I
should like to be there and help
you this winter   help drink up
that barrell of cider any weigh
and eat some of the apples   we
have to pay 3 cents a peice
for aples down hear and they
are pretty poor at that   no dont
send me anything for mebby
I shall get them and mebby
should not or the socks them
you mite send and I dont know
but I should get the mittens   it
is not cold enough to nead mittens
now but how cold it will be is
more than I know   well I have
wrote about all that I feall well
enough to so I must close
write as soon as you get this
write all of the news   dont be afraid
of writing to much   this from your
most affectionate son Galutia York

There is one thing more

I forgot   ma you wanted
to know if I use tobacco
no I dont use it in any
way whatever   that was as
much news to me as it
was to you   I should like
to know what put that in
her head   I beleive she is
the biggest sap head I ever
saw   I wonder how long it
takes her to write a letter to
dan   it takes dan 3 or 4 days
to write to her   I guess he
haint wrote one in less
than 3 days and there was
one that I know he was
over 8 days   Henry Chesebro
is alive and enjoiing good health
he has not been shot yet as
I know of   I than you
verry much for them

postage stamp you sent
me   I got them all   I have
got over a dollars worth
now   they will last me
some   I guess I must go to
bed now for I have so up
now longer than I had ought

yes ma that was a nice
kis   I think considerable of
it   I will send you all one
if they will be exceptible

direct to Chesapeake
General Hospital Virginia
dont put on the Co nor reg