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To: Miss Mary L. Merrick
Ithaca, Tompskin, New York.
From: John L. Knapp 9th Indiana Company
General Hospital No.1, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Hospital no. 1
Chattanooga Tenn, Feb 10
Dear Friend,
Mary, yours of Feburary 28th came to hand yesterday. As usual I was truly glad to hear from you. "" usual health. Your photo was "" of yourself and Friend. Many thanks. Your hair "" since I last saw you although I recognized it at once, it is a pretty color. Give my complements to the lady friend of yours. I am much obliged to her for hers. Also tell her I am ever ready to recieve photos ÿ
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"" from very favourable opinion of N.York girls. I hope to be able to down and see you. Many months passed away. I shall be happy to form aquaintances of any of your friends. I want to have a good old fashioned time for I feel very much like it after being away from home and friends so long. I received a letter from your mother a few days ago stating she was going " with Uncle John. I have not answered it yet. I suppose she has started.
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Well I should very much l "" when she gets it but that is "" one of the impossibilities. Just at this time hear five months more. And then I shall report there in person and not by letter any longer. I have not heard from home in some time. They are all getting along. Last I heard Sarah is keeping house for them. I should like to suprise her there. "" In the Big Bricks I am having some pictures taken. I have not seen them. I am going after them today. I shall enclose one in the next letter. The weather is
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rainy and very disaggreeable today. Nothing of importance transpiring here at present. I recieved a letter from friend J.D.Mead a few days ago. He is still at Nashville and is in usual health. Give my best regards to Mips Hobson, Mary Smith, and all enquireing friends.
Turely your friend,
J.L. Knapp
P.S. write often they are always glady received. J.L. Knapp
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Did you know: The word "inst" was a very commonly used abbreviation for the Latin "instante mense" meaning this month.
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