Benton Barricks
		Dec 26/61
	Dear Parents
		I take this
	oppertunery again
of writing you a few lines
to let you know that
I am well, but probably
before this reaches you
you will have heard that
Cornelius Quick is dead.
yes war is at an end
with poor Quick he [crossed out] [didd]
died yesterday morning
the 25th at 20 min past 6
he was derainged the most 
of the time for the last
two days but in his last
moments he was rational
but he was so far gon
that he could not 
speake though it appeared
as if he had a goodeal
to say. he died very eary
but he had wasted away
to nothing. in less than
an hour after his death
he was announced in camp
thare was over [50?] dolars
raised to scend his rem
ains home almost every
boy in the company giving
a dolar, they got him a
very nice walnut coffin had
him embalmed paid the 
ecspress charges and cent
him home in the care of
Dave Smith at Fentonvill
the^whole cost of every thing
was [illegible] Quick was
one of the best boys in
the Company, and dad the
respect of all who knew
him, you will get the full
particulars in the Fentonvill
paper next weak, but he
had the best of care and
it seamed as if his time
had come. We had a pair
of pants for our christmass
present we have jest got
our pants they are a good
deal finer clothe than the
first but are not as good 
for this ware . our sadles
 and sabres have come and
such as horses will be
equipped now pretty soon
but thare is but 62 horses
to accompany yet and that
is more than we can
man with men fit for
duty , thare was another
regiment left here this
morning with four
peaices of artillery 2 [illegible] &
[illegible letters] with [illegible] orders
but it was the soldiers that
they were going to the
[illegible] & St. Jo railrode
as that has ben destroid
by the rebles
	No more at present
Write soon and often and
	      put
be sure to ^ the letter of our
company and the number
of our regiment on

	I remain your
most dutifull son

Harrison Traphagen