Adjutants Officer 10th Mich. Inf.
	Murfreesboro. Tenn. Aug 13th 1863

	Dear Mother.
		Well here I am 
pen in hand for the purpose of answering
your letter of the 2nd 
	At present I am in good health
that is for now I am imp improving fast we
have a good place here for taking exercise and
I improve the chances and am getting quite
strong and am getting fat too! it agrees with
me I ride on horseback some every day I have
a nice horse to ride whenever I want to
take a ride I just tell our waiter to bring
him up and that is all the trouble it is
to me. 
	Please write me if mrs White is
in the house yet and what [illegible in original] the [illegible in original] for any
long amount per year. let me know what

you can in regard to what lose property
was left thare of Fathers. if any of the Tools
were preserved and if any of the Creditors ever
say anything about the settlement. also if you
would sent post of your house. the reason
I am so particular in regard to this matter
I think I can come home if not on duty. I can
get a leave of absence under the circumstance 
I shall try at my rate about the last of
September and I want to know how things
stand and put things to rights. 
	I know mother it is lonesome 
thare but take courage this War cannot always
last the time will come when we will all
be once more united in our happy family. 
my idea is that this war will last about
one year yet and then we will be free. 
they are assuring negroes and so are we and
although I could not think it right at first
but now have come to the conclusion that
it is the best thing we can do. 
	Write soon 	and do not forget
			Edwin