[Letter]: 1863-08-09 from Joseph to Mother

1863 August 9 from “Your boy Joe” (Camp Convalescent Va) [envelope is cancelled with Alexandria]) to Mother re: writes this letter laying on his cot with nothing to pass away the time and does not feel able to walk, has gone out to bathe, and now thought he would spend the time writing his thoughts and send them to her. He feels well today better than for sometime. He was examined by one doctor and then by another herd? [possibly a group of doctors] then expects to know what they will do with him - maybe send him to Washington. He speculates just what is going on at home and what his old friends are doing. Remarks that it is a beautiful evening and it must so at home. “home, home, sweet Home. There is no place like Home.” From your boy, Joe [text is very faint and hard to read, seems to be written in pencil, yellow envelope with stamp cancelled Aug 11 Alexandria VA addressed to William Richardson, Beverly Burlington Co. New Jersey] [Camp Convalescent was near Shuter’s Hill housed soldiers not well enough to return to their regiments but not sick enough to take up a hospital bed among the Union hospitals]