John McCoy, letter, to Martha McCoy, 1865 June 12
Date12 June, 1865
ms numberMS-605_35
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The tide of circumstanes has alone prevented me from
writing to you sooner. I left Newbern on the 10th May arriving here on the 13th. the
cause of my leaving was intermittent fever with symtoms of Typhoid I
made application to be transfered to a northern Hospital and succeeded
I calculated to come under the general order to discharge all patients
in Hospital not requiring medical attendance on my arrival here it was
rumored that we would be discharged in a few days and mustered out of
the service. for my part I see no signs of gitting away as yet but the
surgeon in charge says he expects every day the mustering officer
from New York. we may get away in a few days and we may be kept here
for a long time it all depends on the order from General Dix, however
if I knew that the family was all right I believe I could content
myself tolerable well here for a while to come the accommadations here
are splendid the Hospital Buildings are situated within a few yards of
tide water on the Naraganset Bay the Island looks nice the steam Boats
on one side of Buildings and the cars on the other pass almost hourly.
I am on special diet as yet. for Breakfast boiled egg one pint milk
bread and Butter - for dinner one pt. milk bread Beef stake and
potatoes for supper toast and tea I take a solution Quinine 3 times a
day I am also allowed 4 oz whiskey per day which gives me quite an
appitite. we get clean cloths every Sunday morning drawers shirt and
socks sheets and pillow cases in fact everything here is as clean as
in a first class Hotel.— I have nothing to do only sleep eat
and Smoke the only trouble is I have no money to buy tobacco - I wish
you could send me two dollars for a little while and ^I^ will give you good interest that is if you get
this letter in any reasonable time, I hope you will be prompt in
replying to this as I am more than ordinary uneasy to hear from home
—
My love to you all without distiction. Yours
affectionatlely
John Mc Coy
P.S. Address' John M.Coy Lovell Gen. Hospital Portsmouth Grove
Ward II R.I. (Enclose two or three stamps)
Love Lovel lovel Lovel lovel
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