1862


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Port Royal S. Carolina
December 27th


I now take my pen in hand to let you no that I receaved your leter dated Dec 19th yesterday and was verey glad to hear of you bing in good helth as i am at presant  I awnsered that other leter that you wrought yesterday and had gust got it in the office when this one caim that sayd you intended 


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to start a box of good things to George and I the twenty fourth  it will take it about three weaks to get hear for they bring the express on scuners from New York  I was thinking about sending word for you to send one for Cristmus but I thought it would be two much bother  I have got my gun cleaned verey earley this morning redy for Sunday morning 


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Inspectan  we have inspectan every Sunday morning and generiel inspectan every two months and sin the pay roals the next day  I havent much to say to day onley George received your leter yesterday  their is grait tal of us goin to Fernandina Florida but I hope we wont have to go their for the meceaties is so bad


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their that a man cant sleap and they try a boy pruty good with their ling snout  Give my best respects to Marey [Mary] Lavina and tel her that i wrought a leter to her about the first of this month  aunt Marey [Mary] told me whair she was and that she wished me to wright to her so you sea that I dun so  pleas wright soon and tel all of my friends to  good by 


yours truley & sofourth
Enos W Pierce


[envelope with postage stamp]


Mr Elias Pierce of A [missing]
Wilmington
Del


[stamped] PORT ROYAL DEC 29 1862 SC