Annapolis Md.  [penciled in] [1864]
			April 21st
	Dear Mother the present
date finds me in good health
and doing fine. I went up to
Camp yesterday to see the Boys
and DeWitt and George Carnes
thought we had better send
our things Home that we did
not want this Summer so
I have put up my Vest and
and [Oil?] clothe and our Coat
the Boots is Georges and one
Vest and the other things are
DeWitts. Mr Bangs will call for
his as soon as he hears of them
I suppose you will think I am
crazy sending an express Box
Home for you to pay the charges
on but I thought you could
get Mr Terry to get it from 
the Office and pay the

Charges or get the money
of Mr Davis. to pay it
I did not want to throw
the things away and could
not sell them for any thing
here! and thare is some
stir about moving soon
as we have had Orders to
turn in all our large (A.
tents. you will Please write
as soon as you get this
a as soon as the Box gets
Home and tell me what the 
Charges are on it and I 
will have the Boys pay me
their thirds of it. I do hope
Mother that I shall have
some money to send you
soon but I cant tell
when we shall be paid.
I am on duty today so you
will Please excuse haste
I have just received a letter
from Augustus today

 dated Apr 19th he was
      well at that time he wrote
I have not received a word
from Alvah for some course
I cannot tell why. but I
suppose he has so much writing
to the Girls that he has forgotten
his Bro. Frank the Boys are
all well I guess unless it is
the Hall Boys they are always
Sick or at least their names
are always on the sick list
I suppose when we leave here
I shall go to my Co again
but think I shall get a detail
in the Hospital Department
if there is any Place. the
Steward spoke to me some time
ago about it. I think I shall go

    No more this time
    Yours in haste
		Dear Mother and
With much love                Frank

[written sideways]

[And?] Terry is getting
along fine
Give my Respects
to [Rubies?] folks

address as 
Before to
Annapolis
we may not leave here in
some times yet but I want
to get the Box away in time