ADDRESS PANEL:
To
Mrs. Mary Searls
in
{Lunenburgh}
Pr favor of Mr. Carlton
CONTENT
West Pointt May 12th 1782
Honnorred Mother Brother and Sisters after my kinde love to you and
hopeing these few lines will finde you all in as good helth as they
leave me in at Presant through the goodness of God, I have nothing
remarcable to write to you at Presant only it is a general time of
Helth among us - we Lay still in Quarters and have no talk of moving
as yett - {our?} Mr. Guy Carlton is now at General washington and
supposed to be sent to settle Peace among us - we hear the house of
Parliment in England is disolved - and a new sit chosen - and more
than two thirds of them voted for america which gives us a great
reason to think that Peace will be settled by next fall - and we
dont expect to have any campaing opned this year - the times is
exceeding hard hear among us we draw no wages and are not like to
draw any this summer - but I hope the war will be over next fall
Pray Dear mothr be so kind as to give my love to all enquiring
friends at home and tell them, I determing to come home next fall if
I live and see them once more and enjoy my self as well as those
people that are their - for because we are abound in the field
venturing our lives to defend them they have forgot us - but their is
a day a coming that they will be obliged to minde us and pay us
our just due although we are so far from home we have not lost our
spirits and shall be anxious to have revenge on those who will pay us
our due in seson - Dear mother I think it very hard that the people
from the town have had four or five letters within this year - and I
have not received one this twelve months - and I want to hear from
home I shall write all oppertunities, and would have you do the same -
So No Move at Presant But I
Remain Your Dutyfull Son till Death