To Mary Milroy From RH Milroy March 17 1862

              Huttonville W. Va. 

Mch 17th 1862 



My Dear Mary, 

I recd yours of the 5th  
inst. three days ago. I am much pleased to  
learn of the good health of yourself and the children.  
It would be most grateful treat to me to  
go home and see you and my dear children. That  
dear sweet interesting little fellow – Brucy would  
interest me very much. I feel annoyed at the  
loss of that fifty dollars I sent you. I sent  
it in a letter about the 10th of Feb. and I fear  
it has been stolen by some thievish post 
master. It is inconvenient to get money sent by  
express from here as there is no office nearer  
than the R.R. But I hope you have recd  
the last batch of $800.00 which I sent you  
by express about the 5th inst. I sent by the  
pay master to Wheeling to be put in the express  
from here and I think it will certainly go safe.  
If it has been stolen to it will be about burst  
me in pecuniary matters. I am still here without  
orders for leaving, notwithstanding all the fine  
prospects and promises that I had from McClellan  
and others. I have given up all hope of getting  
away from here in any way than fighting  
away, and if I had my dear old 9th with me, I would