p.

Sardin Paige has gone in
la, with Engels. Dr Woodward
is going to Yorktown when they
commence fighting. Fort Macon
has surrendered we are haveing great
success all round I had a letter
from Hammond not long since he
said he knew I would laugh if I
could see him perched up on a
stump writing in a swamp, not the
dismal swamp he said but dismal
enough. God knows we are all
well John Chase paid Pa what he owed
him himself after a long time he said
he owed you 4 dollars, and he would
give it to him but he did not -did you
carry your letter to Ship Joland [ ?]
you wrote before you left Boston
we did nt get it till after the 7th
sailed. Jeuke is at home idle
now John send some money as soon
as you get it Pa could not have got along
if it had not been for George's money
I cant write any more [ ?] fast a
government steamer is going to sail
tomorrow for Ship Island but I
will write you a great long one next time
I didnt have but a few minutes
to write this one now John write soon
and often we send our love Good bye
Eliza Quilty