Letter from James B. Thompson to "Ella".  Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Albert Pope.
Date: May 1998
NOTE:   Mr Pope is not related to anyone in this letter and has no information on any family that may be connected to the people mentioned in the letter.
Also, it is not certain that Hard Times Landing was in Iberville Pr.   If
someone has a corrected location, please contact Jan Craven
<jcraven@iamerica.net>.


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 Hard Times Landing, LA

20th Feby. '84

Ella, Dear Freind I received your letter few days ago. Found me well and doing
the best I can for myself. Rose is well. Jack left here yesterday for
Vicksburg on his way home. You will see him and he can tell you more than I
can write. I wrote Jack few days ago and told him all the news. Can't tell
where we will go from here, to some RR(railroad) I suppose. Guess Spring City
is swell? We will move the camp, I have charge of, into the one Rose has. The
Mississippi River has run me out and I will go down and take charge of the
books and commisary in Head Quarters Camp where Rose is. You ought to see the
Mississippi River if you want to see high water. It is still rising fast.
Rising all the time. Well I am fearful busy today. Ella and you must excuse me
for not writing more but will. Next time I write you must not let my short
letter keep you from writing long ones and tell Aunt Pate to aleays write,
also your PA. Tell Jack he must write soon. Kiss the little ones for me. Tell
Jim to hurry and learn to write so he can write me, pardon haste. 
James B. Thompson