Thomas Lincoln Casey to General Silas Casey, January 30, 1866: Image #3
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he will introduce [??] in the House and it may be the conference of Generals in Washington may have something to do with the measure.
I understand that Silas is to be [superseded ?] on the [??] as Executive officer by a Lt [Commander?]. I fear his taking his wife on board with him during the absence of the Captain for a week [or?] [so?] may be the primary cause of this change. A man had better stick to the Regulations if he can.
I had my life insured last week in the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York for ten thousand dollars. It costs me $136 70/100 every six months as long as I am above the 39th parallel of latitude. If I should go south of this I will have to pay one half of 1 per cent more in the current insurance.