Camp Pierpont November the 14th 1861

Camp Pierpont November the 14th 1861

Dear Sir

I recieved your letter and should have answered sooner but I thought I would waite till we got paid again we expected to be paid sooner than we were I will send 10 dollars more to you to keep for me you wanted to know how I liked Soldiering I like it very well so far though it is not so very nice to travel 10 or 12 miles and carry a knapsack, two days provisions and 40 rounds of cartridges we have to drill with our knapsacks on we have two drills and dress parade in a day and fall in line of battle every morning at day break the wether changes here pretty much as it does there we had some cold wether but to day and yesterday it is warm enough to dry hay

tell mother that I got that peach butter she sent and send my sincere thanks to her for it but it did not get here for about two weeks after I recieved your letter it laid at the express office at Washington and most everything in the box was spoiled I recieved the $1.50 ok that John sent me to camp Wayne I will send mother a few pomkin seeds in this letter they are something extra I got them up along the river

no more at present write soon

Yours

Samuel T. Cassatt