a question.  Mary Hedge told Uncle Jhon Bradley, that you told her when at Pilot Knob that if you had know when you enlisted, what you did then you never would have been in the Army.  I told Uncle that you never told her anysuch a thing; and I don't believe you did.  She tried to insinuate that you as well as the majority of the soldiers in the army are disaffected she and and Jester and all the family are the Rankest Copperheads I ever saw, they are very much opposed to the war, but are very glad to the opportunity to make money out of it.  I suppose Jets and Mary will make the money fly in New Orleans this summer.  I have not very much money left, but can send you stamps enough to last you quite a while; I borrowed money from Austin to bring me out here as I expected to get some from you every day, but you wrote me in your last that you had not been paid yet; I am not needing it badly now, but will want some after while to get some new clothes for summer. You need not fear that you promotion will affect my deportment in the least, although others in their treatment of me
