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5-2-1862 p2-3.
\nWe have plenty of sutlers out here, at least the 10th US Infantry have one, and I know of several of the regiments which have three. They make a great deal of money. In the first place, they sell these things for about three or four times as much as they cost. Eggs, for instance, they sell for 40 cents per dozen; bread, for about twenty cents per pound; and then other things; in proportion. Our sutler told me, Sunday morning about nine o\u2019clock, that he had taken in two hundred & sixteen dollars in cash besides about three hundred dollars in orders. I suppose he makes from two to three hundred dollars clear. Every day he has sold his first cargo and is, tomorrow, going to send after a second load.
\n\tI\u2019ve sent for a felt hat, but it\u2019s a little too warm, here, for cap.
\n\tAs to the news, if there is any, you get it about two days sooner than we do. I believe we have received newspapers two days old, but very often we get them about the 4th day after they are published.
\n\tI\u2019ve a notion to write to Mr. Queen and have him send my trunk home by express. I could send the key in a letter and you could have my clothes and other things taken out and aired well so no moths get into clothes that way or do you think that it\u2019s air tight. If Ma thinks there is any danger, I believe, I\u2019ll have it sent home for I have some very valuable clothes in it that I don\u2019t want spoiled.
\n\tI have only received two letters from home, since going into the field nearly two months ago. Please write once every week, anyhow, and tell all to write as often as they can and, above all other things, I should like to receive a letter from Ma.
\n\tGive my love to all the family. Your affectionate son,
\n\t\t\tW. J. Fisher<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":4718,"height":2998,"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3-300x191.jpg","width":300,"height":191,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3-300x191.jpg"},"medium_large":{"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3-768x488.jpg","width":768,"height":488,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3-768x488.jpg"},"large":{"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3-2000x1271.jpg","width":2000,"height":1271,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3-2000x1271.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3-300x300.jpg","width":300,"height":300,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3-300x300.jpg"},"post_thumbnail":{"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg"},"single-post-thumbnail":{"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg"},"home-post-thumbnail":{"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3-200x200.jpg","width":200,"height":200,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3-200x200.jpg"},"full":{"file":"5-2-1862-p2-3.jpg","width":4718,"height":2998,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","keywords":[]}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1862-p2-3.jpg","filename":"5-2-1862-p2-3.jpg","filesize":3851581,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8558"}]}}