[crossed out] [Ces] CheSnut. Hill.
January. the 7. 1865. ( HoSpital.
				write
Dear. Brother. I.. will try and ^
a few lineS to you for the firSt
time. I . heard from home. laSt
			they
thurSday and they Said ^ had aletter
from you a day or to before and . that
you waS. well  [crossed out] [wek] when you
wrote and they ware all well
aS [common?] I had two letterS one. from
father. and one from the girlS. both togeth
					     er
I am geting better and I think. I
Shall. go. to - my reigment before. a great
while for they are Sending Some. off
evry few dayS but I hope that I
get my pay    before I go away. from
here aS we have muSterd and we
 Signed the pay roolS and my diScrip
tiv liSt iS here and I think I. Shall
get all my pay up to Janury  . that
iS . 6. months pay and three

enStallmentS whitch will make
			     216
2 two. hundred and twenty dollaraS
thare has been. Some Sleighing here. but
the. ground iS bare now but we have had
Some cold weather here but we can.keep
verry  comfortable for we have [good?]
[beads?] two. Sleep . on. and anough to eat
of arma. raSionS I SuppoSe that. you
know . Something about the. HoSpital
your. Self thiS iS alarge HoSpital
			         3000     d
it will. hold over [crossed out][ thee] three thoughSan
men we have meetingS allomoSt evry
day and night we have bible ClaSS
  evry weak. day and prayer meetingS
or preaching evry night temperance
meeting evry thurSday night and preaching
evry. Sunday after.non and. eveni.ng
        iS
thare ^ not mutch. newS here I will. Stop
   trying to write. I dont know aS
you can make it out for it iS not
     good writing or. Spelling

direct CheSnut. hill hoSpital.
	Ward. 14      .P.A
       Philadelphia.   PA
	.P.A.
from your Brother
George P Mattoon to

G.. W . Mattoon

	Write. Soon aS you get thiS.
but if I. Shold .eave. here
before I hear from. you I. will
to   y write to you [crossed out] [gt] again