Letter from Wm B. Stevens, dated 1863-03-20

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Head Quarters 3d. Div. 6th Corps March 20th 1863

My dear Mother:

Thy letter of a late date was duly received and as usual, deserved an immediate answer. I am still well and enjoying my new duties here very well. I got a letter from Ann, last night; she is well too, so I need not repeat her news items, for she will do so, to you all before this reaches thee. A day or two ago I got a good long letter from Mrs. Payne: she is cooking for her son who is [Settling?] among the Troops in and around Washington. She makes alone, from fifty to one hundred Pies daily, to sell, and the cakes crackers &c. he buys, ready made. She is one of my best friends, I think, and I shall ever remember her kindness to me, last summer, with gratitude. She expects a position in some one of the Government Offices for herself and daughter,

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at fifty dollars a month, each soon. The hole in the Box was not quite large enough to let the cheese out, though it was in plain sight. The two packages of sugar and one of Dried apple were all right, but the Dough-nuts went to those who tore the box open, I suppose, as they came not to me, in any quantity; just enough for a taste came safely through. The paper got wet through the same hole that the other things disappeared. It was not damaged enough to amount to much. The Photograph came safely, and I hope the others will come soon. If thy and father's can be taken at all, it is just what I want; if [underline]not[/underline] then thine, alone. I have received no card from Ellen yet. James has now been one week on the road, from home, now and is most there in [H.?] I hope now. He will see more of the Country than ever before and will enjoy it well I guess. Though his companions are wooly, he will remember the saying, of "Two heads are, - &c." - The wooly ones we have here are somewhat differrent, though not more agreable.

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Charley Newton expects to go home on furlough, soon, and may call on you, on his way. He will not come under several days yet. Those Stamps came in time just to save my sending this unpaid, for I was to write to-day at any rate. There are enough to last me some time I think, though not one too many.

Five of us here have sent to Washington for a Mess-chest, for our Mess, which is to cost us twenty dollars, and contains a stove and cooking & eating utensils, for six persons, and is about the size of the last Box you sent me, from home. It costs something to begin housekeeping, even in the army, but I cannot afford to board out much longer, though my rations do nearly pay my board.

We have received one hundred and twenty-five fresh mules to-day to take the plase of those used up this past winter, so the men are having fine times in breaking them to Halter, Harness and Saddle. It has snowed most all day to-day but does not gain much

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I have just bought me a new Over coat, and may send my old one home, by Charlie as I do not need it here; and it is some dirty though still [underline]good[/underline]: well worth repairing. I will not write much more, this time. Please write soon. As ever; with love

W. B. Stevens

To R. B. Stevens

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