Providence La, 
March 2nd 1863 
          Dear Lucinda 
I Rec,d a letter from you to day 
Dated Feb 15 & 17th I was Sorry 
to Learn that you and the baby  
was unwell but I hope this 
may find you Both well again 
I am as well as common I wrote 
a letter to you Several days ago and 
when I had finished it I put it 
in my Book until the shower 
ceased (as it was Raing at the time) 
Before I put it in the Office and 
I forgot it and did not Know 
but that it had gone until I 
found the letter in my Book this 
morning So I thought I would 
write this little Sheet and put 
it in the old letter; I Recd a letter 
from, Bell Ingersoll this morning 
dated Feb 15th She wrote that 
little Charlie was well David 
Ingersoll has got his Discharge 
and gone back home, War. Business 
Soon used him up he was Dis 
charged on account of his Broken 
Arm which got too lame for use 
little Charlie Says he wants me 
to play off Sick and get Discharged 
and come home and See him 
   It looks hard that Mr Smith 
must get up from a sick bed 
and Return to his Regiment, if 
I thought my life was indangered 
by it; if I were he Should not 
Started; [crossed out] [we] It is very nice weather 
here to day clear warm and pleas 
ent mutch like a may day in Wis 
is So warm that it gives me 
the Spring fever I have not heard 
from Jabe Since I left Vicksburg 
  I did not Answer Sarah McLain 
letter you Spoke of until last 
week, She has perhaps got it 
By this time I partly neglected it 
and partly had no time to write 
   we Musted for pay again 
day before yesterday uncle sam 
  Owes us Six months pay again 
But I don't Know when we will 
get any of it I Believe I have 
nothing new to write to day 
the Boys I Believe are all well 
the mail will soon go out 
So I must close and try to 
get this one in the office 
Excuse haste and write soon 
Yours as Ever 
Thos J.Davis 
 
Lucie. M.Davis