Thomas Lincoln Casey to General Silas Casey, March 28, 1866: Image #2

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Lt Colonelcy in about 3 years. They pay them food and quarters and everything included would not be more than $3500 a year. Then [?] about as I should have to be, I could not lay up anything - if I was stationed south I would have to send the boys north to be educated and indeed could have my family with me but little. If I resign and live here, I could be in the five years by economy lay of $2000 a year. So that at the end of the five years I should be at any rate $10,000 better off. If then I should lose my position I should have something to support my family with until I could find something to do. I am now making renewed efforts to have my leave which was refused in January granted and Frank Fessenden has written his father to try and get