1863-10-31_Letter-A_Alvord-to-MyDear

Washington D. C. October 31, 1863 My Dear I drop this [now?] to say I am pretty well—Dr Marks has just [ard?] & we go to the [Front?] first of the [wuse?] Mr. Broughton [wrote?] me for a [obpbiate?] [certifiead?] for the & 300 I put in the 520s, that he cannot get the [saip?] without it [be?]. Do you know any thing about this paper?—I sent [back?] one paper wh. came [to?] me through mistake but that appears not to [be?] what he wants—Please see what you have among your papers—[JP?] [Seimus?] to [one?] I gave you something of the [Kris?] charging you to [Run?] it until called for. I sent him

also an order for the surplus money in the Savings Bk—and saying of you all thought best the whole in that Bank could be drawn out & placed in the [Goo?] [C?] funds— [Mitt?] you see is [ace?] this—& that, in any case, it shall be all fixed & placed in the safe so that we shall not loose it—I feel? some evenings about that 300—I [be?] [bear?] I [sand?] to Mr B. that I [ractus?] thought you better [charm?] out the whole—The [money?] [if?] [wo?] should want it for use in Mk, can be more easily got at in the funds Than in the BK—[So?] [haste?]— [Save?] to all J. W. Alvord PS you do not write in—

George says he will take one of the portraits of mother—He is now quite alone—his wife being away home

Yrs J. W. A

P.S. You know I first put in 300 Dolls—& then 150 Dolls afterwards—Dont mistake the one sum for the other—see that both are all right, & also that now to be drawn out

[pencil in different hand] [Silver?] under under [glueds?] [river?] furs hose [worsted?]