for pay again one week from to morrow but
shall not probably get our money till the middle of
the month. I received a letter last winter
stating that George had bought my horse but
the letter did not state how much he was to give
or when he was to pay for him. please tell
me in your next how it is also tell me how
much you paid for the colt you bought and how
and when it is to be paid. furthermore let me 
know whether Mr Chittenden is paid up or not
and if not, how much is going to him. also
see Mr Marsh and find out the amount going to
him. and how much is going to Blackman in
my account.. and how much there is due
toward the corn. and also if James Robinson
has paid George Whiting that lumber. I
would like to know how these matters stand
if it would not be too much trouble. - - - - -
   There was quite a severe skirmish on our
 left last night, what the results were we
have not heard. I think by what I hear
and see that McClellan means to take
pleanty time to fortify and intrench his position
and if the rebels do not choose to wait his
motion they will have to march out and
attack him in his own ground or stay wher

they are and be starved out which they will
choose I do not know but either will amount
to about the same, That box I sent home
was a company consern George [Bund?] and I. he
was to pay half of the expenses and if Lewis
has not paid their part just informe me
and I will get the money of him and send
to you, I can think of no more to write this
time so I will close and if I get time to write
more before sending this I will do so

		Yours truly.  J.H. Wheeler
		Monday, June 23d /62
	Still well and contended. there has
been some firing to day on the out posts
but I guess nothing of much importance
     We have just been having a very severe
thunder storm which came pretty near
drowning us out. I have succeeded in
getting stamps enough for present.
     Nothing more. Good Bye
		From your absent Son
			J.H. Wheeler

	Camp Before Richmond Va
		Sunday June 22nd 1862

		Loved ones at home
	Again I find myself seated in the
usual mode (ie) on the ground tailor style
with my port folio in my lap. to endeavour
to communicate a few thoughts to you by the
means of the silent pen. Since writing to
you we have moved about a mile and a half 
back from where we then were to get out of
range of a battery erected by the enemy for the
purpose of shelling our camp. I received your
letter this afternoon and was glad to hear of
your good health and hope this will find you
still the same. I am well as usual and
have been on guard to day. I wrote to Edgar
nearly two weeks ago and told him how to
manage to get a discharge if he wanted to
be discharged I have not heard from him
yet and do not know whether he received the
letter or not. I wrote a letter home the
7th inst and sent $15 by express the 6th neither
of which have I heard from. the money was
directed to Mr Cobb and will remain in his
hands until called for. We shall be mustered in