Dear Brother:-- Your letter of the 2d inst came to hand in our time, accompanied by the pretty ones for the children and very much pleased they were to get a letter from thier Uncle Will thats way off in the Army and have them laid them away carefully as a remembrance of one they love who is far away. I have also to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst and was very glad to hear that you had got so well as to be out of the hospital, and I sincerely hope that you may never be in a condition to have to be under the necessity of being returned to the hospital again. We are all well at this time. Granny is able to go to Church today but has a very bad cough yet but I hope it will be

better soon. One of our neighbors was buried today Old Gran Floyd as the children called him they [?] to Hurshes in the old Coffman house. I have not heard from Somerset for since I last wrote to you but suppose they are all well. We are now having some beautiful but muddy weather -- real Spring style, the post is going off slowly. I suppose that after all this war will have to be settled by the army as it seems that no other peace commisioners will be able to settle it and speaking of peace it is something that I have lost at home for Anney is jealous of me, and God knows, without a cause. If I had courage enough I would enlist in the army. B I cannot write any more. Excuse this short note and I may be able to do better next time. Yours as ever

James