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me I do not have much duty to do here I sleep in my carriage it shuts up tight and is warm and better than sleeping on the ground I live alone and do my own cooking I am taking more comfort now than I have ever taken since I came from home if you can call it comfort tell the children I should like to have them happen along when I am cooking my dinner or supper so they can see how I do it I have got a little spida and a kettle a little pot for my tea so you can immagine how I get along with my duty give my love to all of the children tell them I want to see them very much I had a letter from cousin Laura and I answered it I asked her to go over and see you and tell you I had not heard from home since I left [?] but the letters all came last night but where they have been all of this time do not know the mailes are very iregular it is hard work to get any maill correctly now a days I sent Arabine a paper with General McClenans farewell to the army President Lincoln has removed him from command wich I think is a very wrong move the abolitionist have made a real one of old Abe just what I have been expecting they would but so its go I have seen enough of the republican and abolitionest administration to last me my life time you wrote you had a letter from Lyman and he thought he should be at home by Thanksgivin poor boy I hope he will I should like to see him