Camp; Near; Vicksburg; June 11,th /63 

                      Dear Wife ____________ 

     I will write you a few more lines to 

day; as I am Somewhat at leisure; for 

I often do not have an oppertunity to write 

when I wish to do so, I Rec,d a letter 

from you last night dated May 28th and 

[crossed out] [a] was glad to hear from you again and to 

hear that you was well; I am Still as well 

as usual the wether is quite pleasent to 

day [illegible] we had a heavy rain yesterday and  

last night; which was mutch was mutch 

needed to allay the dust and cool the air. 

Military affairs Remain about the Same as when 

I last wrote you; The Rebels are still in  

their works; and we are Still holding them 

there; To morrow is your Birth day; when 

I believe you will be (19) I hope I Shall be 

at home before you are another year older 

and I think I will if I live; next  

Sunday the 14th little Charlie will be Seven 

years Old I have not Seen him Since 
two years ago last April; It seems 

that I am almost getting lost to a 

civilized world; I think if Silvie 

weighs 20lbs She must be a large and 

healthy child notwithstanding the 

number of times you wrote to me that 

She was Sick or unwell; you must not 

think She is going to die if She happens 

to get the B—y, ache or cholic or happens 

to Sneeze and cough a few times; Silvie 

is the propper way to Spell her name, 

at first I unthoughtedly Spelled it 

wrong; though there is no great differance. 

you said you wished to know what Interest 

I was to have on them Baker Johnson & Cos 

Notes[?], I thought I wrote that to you before 

both Notes when given on the 21st of June 

1861, amounted to one hundred and Eighteen 

Dollars and ,35, cts, the notes Simply States; 

with Interest which means, Seven, per 

   lawful interest of the State of Wis, 

cent ^ from date until paid; on the 21st 

day of June 1863 they will then have been 

Drawing Interes two years; on the 21st of 
       this month; the Interest and principal 

  of both Notes added together will 

amount to one hundred and thirty  

four Dollars and ,93,cts. as for Mrs 

Johnson I do not depend on her paying 

anything. you say you think Baker can 

pay the Notes any time if I would Receive 

This money   I am Still of the Same opinion 

in Referance to it that I was before; and 

if Mr Baker has got Wis, money that is 

worth its face Dollar for Dollar it will 

not cost him but little to get Green Backs 

for [crossed out] [them] it; for there is a vast amount of 

Green Backs in circulation in the North;  

and where there is mutch Trading done; 

I cant think green backs are hard to get 

So dont Receive his, Wis; money; I will 

write to Baker to day; You Say that 

Susan wrote again for you to go out there 

and live with. I Supose She is Just 

Blarneying; She knows that you will not 

go; but She wishes to flatter you by making 

you believe that She is verry liberal and 

affectionate 
         I did not intend to write this 

mutch when I commenced though I 

could write more  .I have not Rec,d 

but three or four full written Sheets 

from you for three months you generally 

Say you have not time to write but little; 

you may look for Small letters from me 

until you get time to write largers or at 

least a few of them then again you say 

you have no news to write of course I do 

not look for great Stirring events to transpire[?] 

in the Badax valley every week; Why Tax 

your Inventive faculties and originate 

Something yourself, It certainly must 

be a Slow thinker that cant fill one 

Sheet of paper in a week .I Rec,d the 

Ring (wring) you Sent me it is too large 

for my little finger and to Small for the 

Rest but I can fix it I Shall keep it to 

Remember the Donor I will Send you some 

more Sesesh Steel pens Write Soon 

I Remain yours as ever;for several days 

                              Thos.J.Davis 

                L.M. Davis