To RH Milroy From Mary Milroy Jan 20 1862

              Rensselaer, Jasper Cou. Ind 
 
Monday evening Jan 20th 1862 
 
 
 
My Dear Robert, 
 
 
 
	I have looked anxiously 
 for a letter during the last week, so that I 
could learn of your whereabouts, the last 
 letter I received from you, was the one 
sent by Pharas.  
 
 
 
Cicero received one last 
 week saying the 9th was ordered to  
Ky. But I saw in the Journal the order 
 was Countermanded.  
 
 
 
Our children are not 
 as well as they have been. Val was taken 
 down with the Measles on last Tuesday 
 had a spasm in the evening and has been 
confined to bed ever since on Thursday they 
 were out pretty thick all over him, they have  
now disappeared and he has been better 
 today.   
 
 
 
Martin was not home for some 
 days after he was taken so that I doctored 
 him myself as well as I could. Walter 
 I think is taking them. He waked up several 
 nights ago crying, saying that he could hardly 
 breathe, and coughed very horse and croupish. 
 
 
 
 baby has been more freatful today than usual.