Davis hopes that his letter finds his wife and baby in good health and was sorry to hear that they had been unwell. A friend of his received a discharge for a broken arm and has gone home to his family, and a young family member of Davis's asked him to pretend to be sick so Davis could come home and visit. The weather in Providence is nice and warm, and Davis answers an inquiry about a letter that he wrote to a friend the previous week. He is owed six months' pay but has no idea when he will receive it. His friends from home are all doing well.
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