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Private William Brooks
Co E, 161st NYVI
"you must keep up good curage and
I will try to we cannot tell how mutch comfort
there is in store for us yet I expect to come home and
stay thare before fall ..." Private William Brooks Port Hamilton, La. April 3, 1863
Port Hamilton, La. April 3, 1863
William R. Brooks to Jane Brooks, his wife and children.
[Fort Hamilton is now in Brooklyn, NY. It guards the entrance to the Upper Bay of New York Harbor. William was apparently left behind when the 161st NYVI Regiment sailed to Louisiana in December. He had not yet been sent to join them.]
apr 3 63 Port Hamilton Apr 3 6[torn]
Dear wife
I once more sit dow to write to you know that I am well
and hope this will find you the same I recieved your
letter and was [glad?] to heer from you but was sorry to
heer that Mation was sick I hope he will not be sick long
we expeced to go away from [torn] last sunday but we
are heer yet and how long we shell stay I cannot tell I
hope that I s [torn] stay [rest of line illegible] armey
forit is A good place I am heer to the fort and I dont
have mutch to do and and live very well but I expect
I shell to go to New Orliens and cannot tell when we
shall go we may go to day an we may not go in A
week - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - you must write to me as
soon as you can if I am gone the letter will come
whare I am you must keep up good curage and
I will try to we cannot tell how mutch comfort
there is in store for us yet I expect to come home and
stay thare before fall I will tell you that this is A very
fine place orsters and clams can be picted up by the
butchel I have nothing more to write
my love to all Good bye to all from Wm R to Jane Brooks - - - - -
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Date: Fri Mar 22 2002
Name: Ron Hughes
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