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Head Quarters 20^th Regt. CV.

Stafford Court House Va Feb 23th 1863

Dear and ever beloved Wife

I now seat myself to answer your letter of the 17^th which came to hand yesterday Sunday in the midst of a big snow storm, the most snow fell at this of any one time this winter out here, thare is considrable over a foot on the ground at this time, it was a very cold night last here and I presume it was in Connecticut,  I was not looking for a letter at this time but was very glad to receive one and to hear that you ware all well  it would be a pleasure to me if I could receive a letter from you evry time the mail comes in but that I cannot expect  I wrote to you yesterday and sealed it before the mail got in or I should have written this answer and put this and the other one boath in one envelope, Now to matters of business in regard to selling the maneure to Mr Brainard  I had as lives he would have it as any body els but I want you should keep anough to maneur the mowing and garden well I would not sell that under the stable floor would have that put on the mowing take enough out of the hog pen to fix the garden up in good shape and after covering the mowing over well you can sell the rest it will be worth one dollar and seventeen cents if not $1,25 for a cart body full do not sell it for less than $1,17 at any rate if you have got  more ashes then you want you may sell them for fifty cts a barrell the leached ones are worth as much for maneur as the others are by the barrell for they pack so much tighter together,  You nead not enter into any arangement with Mr Asa Smith in regard to building a fence between his lot and mine  if I should ever be luckey enough to get home I will try and attend to that part of the affares at home if he does  not see fit to pay you that which he agreed to when I left home let it remain untill I come home if I should ever doe so, if not you must see that it is paid;  Thare was one thing in your other letter which I forgot to say any thing about that was those Wives at home or at least those of the  men at home I am glad to hear that thare is one kind of business the war does not affect much I am glad that I am not one of that luckey number this time  I am also glad to hear that the shoe business is reviving up againe for if that is the case I think it looks a little more faverable one other thing looks faverable for the town of East Haddam that is they  have got red of one scurf by the name of Carrigan a good thing that it would be better however if he would take his family with him Well Lucinda I have not wrote anything in regard to my health I am well and hope when this reaches you it will find you the same  Georgia what you wrote in your last letter in regard to going to a dancing school  I am sorry to say that I shall have to disapoint you in your request that I would not write any thing in opposition to your wishes perhaps now you do not understand why I object to your going but when you get more advanced in years you may and may be glad that I did not consent. it is becaus I love you and think a great deal of you that I did as I have  my love to you all

From your Husband

A.C. Smith

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