ManningElbridge18671208_001

H'd Qrs Fort Harker
Dec. 8 1867
My Own Dear Mother:
I am not
in the habit of writing my letters
quite so early in the morning as
this. (4 A.M.) but as I am sitting
up with my roommate who is
very ill. I have employed a part
of my time writing home and to
my correspondents elsewhere.
I just wrote Allie enclosing him
twenty (20) Dollars for Present
money that you can spend
as you usually do Christmas
and I want it understood
by you that this is Extra money
and not my Regular Allownace.
So please spend it and if you
do not I shall feel badly for
I realy think we ought to make
it just as near like other days
in past years as we can.
Your letter of Thanksgiving Day
came to hand this week and in