Friday, Dec. 6th '61 
Camp Stevens   
Dear Mother: 
 I wrote a day or so ago to Hannah but as I have received no answer yet perhaps you have not received the letter so I will write again today. 
 We are encamped about five miles below Winchester on a farm of a Mr. Stevens in a splendid place, plenty of wood and just near enough to town to get plenty to eat.   
 We have fire places in our tents and they are as comfortable as a room.  We have had Jim Holly for cook but he got insulted and left us today, so we are bad off just now.  I want you or Uncle James or somebody to try to get us a man, it is just impossible to get along without one as none of us can cook worth a cent and that is the cause of so much sickness in  
 
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camp.  I think you can get one of Beveleys sons but do not know.  The mess are about willing to pay any price for a man, we have been paying $20.00 to Jim Holly a month but will pay more rather than do without one. 
 We are all well and expect to go into winter quarters here soon.   
 I can not write any more as the mail boy is waiting for my letter.  Write soon and tell me if you can get us a cook. 
From your son 
Ted