I have expressed it & a coat

	Camp Jewett Louisville
		Ky. Nov 8 1862

     Dear Father.
I just this minute received
your letter of the 26th October
it is my opinion that it
was a little behind hand.
in regard to that note for
thirty dollars don't pay one
cent of it the note read in this way.
		Camp Rose South Bend
			Inda whatever date
it was I now forget. it was the
day before. we left there. anyhow
one day after date I promise
to pay to the order of Major
[H J?] Blowloney thirty dollars
		Jas L Cathcart
	Lt & [Jr?] [illegible] 99 Regt Inda Vols

that is the way the note
read  I am very certain
so far as the information
that I recieved. it was but
little it led me to think that
I could take a cot with me so
I bought one. and a mattress
and give my note for $11. dollars
to a man by the name of
Deardoff. for it, so you
can see what good his informa-
-tion done me. I find that
I cannot take them that is
the cot I think maybe that 
I can take the mattress
if not I will send it home
the cot is not worth sending
home so the Dr and I 
agree they are broke to pieces
so. them two notes are all
that ever my name was put
on don't pay either

     the latter I will pay when 
I get you payed what I owe
you. the other debt it will
  be some time before I will pay
a long time indeed without
he can make me pay it.
We have had marching orders
since day before yesterday morning
and are not off yet it now
being 12 A.m. noon. and no
prospect of getting off to day not
before to morrow morning.
   transportation has not been
furnished yet boats are to
come from Cincinatti yet or
were the last we heard about two 
hours ago we have three days
rations cooked now.
I have to turn over six of
my teams then I will have
but six left I have to turn
over my old tents and get

new
that part of the order 
I like the rest I don't like
I will send my mattress home
by express to day in alittle
while. I will take it down
in a little while and express
it if I can get time it.
is after three oclock now
and no further orders yet
I dont know when we will
go it is hard to say.
if we have any further
orders. I will leave the
letter unsealed for a while
    write soon your
          Obedient son
	    Jas L Cathcart
Chas W Cathcart
	Westville Laporte
	Co Indiana