Benjamin updates his mother on the status of family friend, Will Shaw, who is recovering from his chest wound. Benjamin notes that Will lays on a straw bed with a blanket, while he himself has to sleep on the floor using his boots as a pillow. Benjamin says that they are doing well because "Ladies" come to the hospital everyday with essential supplies and fresh fruits. In hyperbolic language, Benjamin complains about "creepers" (bugs or lice?) then closes by telling his mother he is indecisive about trying to get a furlough to visit home.
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