Oct 28    1862
	Dear Sister    I got a letter
  to day from you and mother I was
    very glad to hear from you mother
wanted me to write how I was
I have ben very sick cince I have
ben here but am geting along very
well at present I am in an a nice
room it is warm I set up some
our beds are not first quality they
are very hard you wanted to know
if poor or not I am very thin
and poor I dont know whether I
am very paile or not my hands
lok rather white I have not looke^
				     d
in a glass for a long time I dont 
think I shal have to go into the
servace in a long time & I dont
know as ever I quite deef I cant
a person acrost the house without
they speak very loud and plain

you spoke somet hing about
Will [Warren?] I have not sean
him since he left Saginaw but
he was sick in Louisville with the
measles so so the boys told me
there this is all I can tell about
Will W tell [illegible in original] that as soon
as I can get around I will l
try to get some to send her
tell Father to hang onto the
sheep and bees dont sell them
I shoyld like to board with you
a spell send word how they
get along on the farm and if
they have to hier much help
or not I hope they will get
along god write often we have
got prety good nurses here now
we had a cross dutchman here till
to day but we traded him of
for a good one so I think we
shall get along now very well
I got a testiment and red it

      such tracts as that I sent
          home are all the religious
papers aperson can get [hod?] of
here there is an old preacher comes
around evry day and gives all
one apeace I dont portend to
read them you nead not be
afrad of any of these old
preachers or their tracts ever
turning my belief any you
know what it was it is the
same yet and ever will bee
the is a good woman comes
here evry day to see us and brings
good thin gs to whenever we ask
her she is a [butch?] woman
I do write often it seems
god to get a letter from
home you all write a letter
a peace and almost keep me
areading a good share of the
time send letters insted of
of the paper papers do

about the box dont let
them [send?] Israel more
tham you send me you
know what is the best to send
but if you have room I should 
like alitle butter if you can
send it I shall try to get a
furlow if possible I cant write
any more to day good by
                         from Guy
  	direct as Israel told in
	his leter to his folks.
	Guy I Scofield Marine
	Hospitle  Cincinnatti Ohio