Co. K, 10th Mich. Infty 
		Savannah, Ga 
		    January 4th, 1865 
	Dear Mother 
			Having a 
few leasure moments I thought 
I would improve them by wri-
ting to you. I have not received 
any letter from you later than the 
20th of Nov." I received one from 
Georgy the other day he was well 
and said he had sent me some 
papers but I have not received 
them yet. We moved our camp 
yesterday morning and have got 
a little dryer place. New Years 
day passed off about the same 
as Christmas with the exceptions 
of a drunken row about 12th oc1ock 
at night amongst the officers 
and a little more rations

If you like you can send me 
some paper and envellopes perhaps 
it would be best to send about a 
quarter of a ream and then I 
can sell what I dont want and 
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make enough on it to pay the expen 
of sending it you need not send
 more than one bunch of envelopes 
get the best quality of paper as there 
is nothing I dislike more than poor 
writing paper good paper is selling 
in the city at one dollar a quire and 
envelopes at seventy five cents a bunch
I sent you a paper this morning there 
is not much news in them but I 
thought they would be interesting to 
you. We have orders to go on picket 
tomorrow morning there is only 
one Regiment out of the Division goes 
on a day so that it is not very heavy 
duty. we have to go on once in fifteen 
days. I was down in the city to-day

the citizens are opening their 
      stores and things are looking 
quite lively down there boats run 
up here every day there is no very heavy
large ones come up yet nothing but 
small steamboats and a few 
schooners. I wish you would write 
oftener I make a practice of writing 
once a week and sometimes two 
and three times. Well I guess I shall 
have to close this as it is comencing 
to rain and my candle is getting 
dim so good bye give my love to 
Father and beleive me your affect
Son    William Bostock
		     Co. K 10th Mich.
W.B.