Franklin County: Peter Boyer to Peter Boyer, May 28 1865
Summary:
Peter Boyer writes to his father about his possibilities for discharge, about the work going
on at home, and about the whereabouts of his brother John.
Peter Boyer
May 28 1865
Bleactonsburg
Dear father
I take the pleasure to answer your welcome letter which came to hand last night I also received that five cent note that you sent to me further I let you know that we have orders to start for harisburg next monday but I dont expect to get home they will discharge all the men whose time is up till the first of october but my time is not out till the 17th of october I think I will have to stan till my time is up but I dont care I can stan fore month more but I think they will take us all back to our own state When I get to harisburg I will write as soon as I get ther
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you also stated in your last letter that you dont know
eny thing about Brother John I cant think
where he is I wrote to him often already and got no answer I would like very much to hear of
him I also let you know that Gowner Curtin will come to [deleted: out] our camp to day at ten o clock I dont know much to write at present all the talk in camp is about going home I also saw
in your letter that you stopt wood hauling I also let you know that
we had rain for the last fore days but yesterday it cleered up and to day it is nice and warm you also stated
that my
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Book reached home I sent two books I think you dident get the other one yet I must soon close for this time write soon again
from your Son
Peter Boyer
to my father Peter Boyer A fiew lines to
my Mother I am well at the present time and I am sory to write that I
cant come home before my time is up but the time will come once few
month more thats all I dont know eny more news at present from your son
Peter
Boyer good by
