Thomas Lincoln Casey to General Silas Casey, January 23, 1866: Image #3

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duty before long. It is then unclear I am now waiting and looking for but I would not like to have anything said about it, as it was told Mr. Fessenden in confidence

Abby and Hunt were here when I applied for my leave, and Hunt approved of my course entirely. They made us a visit of ten days or so but I am afraid the children must have taken the chicken pox, as Lincoln broke out with it while they were visiting us.

I was in Boston on a Board of Engineers the latter part of last week and then hence that old Dick Delafield had sent my name in for a Brevet about two or three weeks ago. A kind of eleventh hour performance which will not amount to anything now that