I1 just received a letter from an Uncle of mine that is in Campbell Hospital and enclosed I found an Envelope with your address so I thought I would write a few lines to you I shall expect an answer from this I shall look with all the eyes I have got for the answer until I receive although I may look for the next year & a half as I have done and then not get any answer I would give a considerable to see you about two hours
There is a friend of mine just gone to Washington he has got an appointment as clerk in the Treasury he is about 20 years of age he got a member of Congress to work for him. You dont think I can get a place as clerk then in the Patent office in Treasury or Paymasters do you
This young man that I wrote to you about was offered a clerkship in The Paymasters department but he could get a larger salery in the Treasury Department
What has become of Mr OConnors People are they still in washington if they are give them my love Please send me your Photograph if you will I shall be very much obliged If this letter gets to you and I receive an ans I will send you my Photograph the next time I write. Please send me Mr & Mrs. OConnor's Photograph if they will let you have them to send one.
I am having first rate times here in Byron I have to work pretty hard but I dont care anything about that I am in a Dry Goods store at present there isnt any clerk but one but we expect to have more soon I have those books that you gave me yet I am a going to keep them until I see you again.
There has been about a Dozen customers in since I commenced writing and I dont only barely get to writing and I have to get up so you must excuse this and I will try and do better next time. Yours Truly