Nashville   Feb 24, 1864 
    Dear Sister Oliva 
I have not time 
to write you a letter now but I am agoing 
to Send you a [illegible], you will Receive it as a 
Presant from a Brother, because it is one of His 
   own Manufacture, the one with the Picture in 
is yours the other is Malvinas. 
I must tell you that I Saw a very large Australian 
Bear, which is Said to weigh 1800 pounds 
at any rate he is very large 
we are all usualy well 
   but I have not time to write more, write soon 
Albert. W. Barber
[written sideways on left side of page] Olivia 
 
[written sideways on right side of page] the Shield is for Alden