Portsmouth Agst 27 1852

Dear Brother Sister

I write you this few lines to let you know that I received your letter today mentioning about some money and if you please to send it to me I will be verey happy to get it for I want it very much for I have no clothes but what I stand in and I can get them cheap here if I had the money and if you send it put it in the letter that you write to me for if you send an order I wont get ashore to draw it for we only get ashore after 6 o’clock at night and then it is to let for the post office I am going to the clerk as soon as we are reday for spithead we are taking in coals at present and have no time to speak about my half pay but I will write to you agen when I have more time then I have now for I am in a hurry give my respects to my father and mother and Margret mother and Helen and my brothers and sister and tell Lawson and harp that am well thank god and hopes that you are the same send it by return of post or you will be to let

No More at present

But reamans your loveing

Brother William Marshall

Excuse my write