Kentucky Dec 15 / 62 
Dear Brother 
         haveing a few leasure moments 
I thought it might be acceptable to you 
to write you a few lines I have not enjoyed 
as good health for a week or two as hereto 
fore but feel that I am improoveing 
at present in health The whether is 
quite mild here now we had a few days 
pretty cold whether the fore part of the 
Month the Residents Say as cold perhaps 
as we Shal get this winter it is quite 
rainy to day rather wet for the Boys on 
Guard & picket I have not done much 
heavy duty for a week or Ten days but 
      will 
hope that it ^ not be long before I Shal 
be able to resume my duties again 
Brother William if you have a desire 
to enlist in your Country's Service 
perhaps you will have a chance to  
enlist in the 18th Reg't as there has been 
a couple of Recruiting officers Sent back 
to recruit for the 18 that is Rather 
a hard record for us haveing been in  
Service only a little over 4 months & not 
haveing been in Battle but Sickness & death 
is doing its work among us ther has 
been between 30 & 40 Deaths in our Regt 
Since we came to Kentucky 
the officer that will visit your parts 
is perhaps George W Carter he is from 
Co F if he comes through there So you 
can get him to Stay over night with 
do it for he is well acaquainted with 
me he will perhaps appeal to your patriotv 
        	      ism 
but dont be fooled
William I learn that my Family have 
moved in George Evatts House & expect 
to winter there William if my little family 
Stand in nead of haveing any Teaming done 
or any thing els if you will assist them 
you Shal be rewarded if I ever return 
home again William I have been considerv 
       ing 
the propriety of buying or haveing bought 
a few Sheep Say 10 or 15 in order that 
the woman may provide Clothing for herself 
& Children I learn that cotton goods are 
ruinous high I think that it will 
be cheaper to make woolen cloth 
I wish you would write to me what 
the prospect will be to get 10 or 15 
good (ewe Sheap Some time next 
Month & what would have to be paid 
for them   Unkle Sam has not 
paid us yet but we hope he will
Next payday which will be the first 
of January then there will be 4 
months pay due us I Shal perhaps 
Send home about Forty Dollars 
William my Wife wrote to me that you 
wished to buy those logs of mine in the 
Millyard for fenceing Stuf perhaps Charles 
Evatt may want a few to make Sheds for 
Cattle you can have the rest for Just what 
you feel willing to pay there is also a  
lot of logs which I got in for fence 
posts if you want them you can have 
them cheap if Charles does not want 
any of the logs you can have whole of them 
for want of room I must bring my Scribv 
ling 
to a close please answer 
From your Brother Soldier 
James Lickly to 
Wm Lickly