ADRIAN FAY 1864 LETTERS
March 1864
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Camp Parole
March 8th / 64
I sent by the Adams express Co. $230 dollars to you two weeks a go yesterday. I have writen home twice and mentoned both times that I had sent the money. And it is time I had heard from it if it ever got there. I want you to write as soon as you get this With out fail and let me know a bout it. Perhaps you have got it and think I am coming home soon and you have neglected writing. But dont flatter your selvs. There is no sertainty of my coming home at all. Be sure and Write as quick as you get this.
Adrian
Camp Parole Md
March 18th / 64
My Dear Sadie
As I am not on duty to day and can think of nothing else to do to keep myself out of mischief I thought I would write to you again. I wrote to you I think it was one day last week. I have received no answer yet. Perhaps you are looking for me home soon as the reason you have not writen. We are expecting to go now evry day. But I dont think we shall go until the last of next week. There hasnt all of the Boys got back yet that
went a way. I wrote to my folks that I didnt think I should come home at all. The reason I wrote so was that I was mad because they did not write to me. It was most four weeks since I got a letter from home until last night. I should not have caired so much a bout it only I sent home some Money and I wanted to hear if it had got through all safe or not. So I “streached” the truth a little just to make them write. Oh Dear Sadie I shall be so glad when I get started for home I shant know what to do. It seemed longer to wate than I thought it was a going to. But it wont be long now. I was down town the other day and saw Nelt [Nelson Kingsley]. He was a
coming up here and I met him on the way. He gave me some good things to take home to his folks. We had a good sosiable time. He told me somthing that you wrote to him. “I wonder if will turn out to be so.” I should not wonder much if it did. We are having verry good weather here now only the wind blows eneough to blow a fellows head of [off]. There goes the Bugle for dress parad. I shall have to go so good Bye Darling. I shall be at home in a few days.
ever your Adrian
Camp Parole Md
March 27th [1864]
Father
I sent 230 dollars to you three weeks ago last Monday by Adams Express Co. and I have not heard wheather it has ever got there or not. I have writen three or four times to find out But can get no answer from you. And now By Thunder I want you to let me know “amediately” wheather you have got it or not.
Adrian Fay
[Adrian went home on furlough for the month of April.]
Adrian Fay Civil War Letters – Transcribed by Phil Palen
Pages in PINK are transcriptions of Xerox copies of letters sent to Phil Palen by the late Hollis Harvey Reed of Philadelphia, great-granddaughter of Adrian Fay through his daughter, Hollis Fay Fellows.
Pages in GREEN are transcriptions of originals owned by Phil Palen donated to St. Bonaventure University.
Pages in BLACK are transcriptions of originals owned by Patrick Gallagher donated to St. Bonaventure University.
Phil Palen added periods and initial capitals in these transcriptions, but did not change spellings.
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