Little Rock Ark.    November the 4th/63    Dear Eliza,   I sopose you have  bin looking for a letter from  me for som time and i  would have writen sooner  but I have bin wating for  Mr Brewer to go back/ he cam  here the next day after I   receivd your letter of the 28th  of September and he said he  would go home and St. Louis  in about a week and so i  thaught I would send by him  and when he went he dit not  let me know untill the morning  he stardet and then I had not  time to write so I thaught I  would write as soon as I could  for he only started this morning    back side -   wish he could be in it  himself but I sopose he is  very well satisfied where he  is and I don   t begrudge it to  him/ I would stay home as  long as I could while I have  a chance/ When you see him  remember me to him/ I must  close now and I hope this  may find you all well as  this leaves me and may God  bless you all and that the  time may soon com when  we all shel injoy the society  of each other again  give my love to all your  affectionate 
        inside - left  and this may get thair as  soon as he dos/ I sopose you   have had a good long talk  with the Col by this time and  he told you how we are  situated here and I get along  I wish I could have went  along with him/ I want  to see the children so much  but I sopose I will have to  wait untill my time is out/  we have our winter quarters  all pud up and are fixed   very comfortable for the winter  is we can only stay here to  injoy them, I go to Town  every Sunday to church and  Sunday scool wich makes me  feal quite at home/ I was  last Sunday in the Epicopal  Sunday scool and it was very nice  thair was a little girl about  the sice of Lizza played the  inside - right  Malodian and one of the   hymns was little drops of water  it soundet so prity and no one  but the children sang and  thay have a bible clase which  I atand nothing but soldirs  you nead not sent me any  clothing when Mr. Brewer comes  back here I have a plenty/ I have  drawen me another drefs  Coat/ it is a very one one/ i  wish I had it at h