William Weed, letter, to John McCoy, 1865 July 22
Date22 July, 1865
ms numberMS-605_37
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Today I remember the promise made to you just before
leaving the desolate Isle of P.—[illegible][guess (SJW): C.] — and will this hour try and
fulfill the same as best I can. My health continues good and I
bore the fatigue of Rail road travel night and day much better than I
expected I landed at this City on the following tuesday at 10 A.M. We
laid over all day Sunday at Toledo Ohio. I have not heard from
home Since I left you. and I have no hopes of going home till my
full time is up and may not then. My
Surgeon in Charge here Says I cannot go
or be discharged until my Regiment gets home or my Descriptive ^list^ comes to hand neither of which I have
hopes at present. It is reported here that my Regiment has been Sent
to Brownsville Texas. I have prevailed on the Officers here to write
to the Hospital at Beaufort requesting my Des. List Sent here if they
Still hold it I have no knowledge when my regiment will be Sent home
and but little hopes of obtaining my
List from Beaufort N.C. So you See I am about as
tight-up as ever. I have more duty to do but we have plenty to eat
and of good quality. None of your Spoiled meat and Sour bread Plenty of
vegetables,(Pickled and fresh.) I am glad to live where plenty can be
had and where the Soil
well repays the tillers toil. Save me evermore from the poor Sandy
Seashore on a desolate Island in the Naragansett Bay of R. I. where
Sand Sharks grab for your last vital breath and
claim the cash of Uncle
Sam. for dragging your poor Starved frame to the
Boneyard on a one horse dung
Cart. I would advise you sooner than remain
there to Shoulder a Shelaleh and make Straight
for [illegible][guess (SJW): Old
Ireland] where there is no snakes. I only had one regret in
loosing Sight of that lonesome spot: and that was to leave in trouble
some who I there formed a very feeling acquaintance and who it
Seems would do me almost the good to see liberated from that pen of
Slavery as myself. I have often thought of you and others there: Since
leaving, you.
Please say to [illegible][guess (SJW): Pendexter]. [illegible][guess (SJW): Fretoe. ] The Ward Master. and all my other
acquaintences there that "I feel for them but can't quite reach" I
intend as Soon as I get out of this Scrape to write to the first two
named. I hope you are all having good Success in getting out of
these military bonds and will soon (if not already) be with your
families and friends. We are having a very wet time and some
fears of the crops of wheat oats and grass being injured in havesting
My best respects to all enquiring friends. Please write Say to Mike I
an very Respectfully your Obt. Servt.
Truly
[illegible][guess (SJW): [Wm Weed]
To J. McCoy Esq.
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