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[Note at the top of the page in the margin:] from Hobbs today dated Oct. 19 -- I was down to the show today. It looks pretty lively there. The water was covered with boats unloading the ships All kinds of provisions, lumber, brick xc xc The horses have all been swam ashore I believe I will not write any more this here. I would like to have the Rockland Democrat sent to me once in a while + a Boston service when you happen to have one. E. A. True [flourish]

Hilton Head, S.C. Nov. 11th, 1861 Monday 8 o'clock 8th Me --

Dear Mother, I received a letter from you and Sis about a week ago. It is not necessary for me to say that I was glad to hear from you. Instead of that I will proceed to tell you where I and that I am well. You see by the date that I on the sacred soil if S.C. and I [inserted] have the pleasure to inform you that it [inserted] agrees with me very well or has so far, though I do not know how soon I may think differently. I wrote Father a very imperfect and mixed up account of our operations since leaving Kampsor Roads, up to last Friday. Last Thursday our fleet bombarded and took Fort Walker on Hilton Head, The fort is named for the Rebel Secretary of war. We also bombarded Fort Beauregard at Bay Point on Phillips Island, I think it is. The name of this Island is Hilton Head Island and is about 15 miles in length and will average 5 or 6 miles in width -- But I was saying that our fleet paid their respects to Fort Beauregard Thurs. They did not take prisoners till the next morning -- Fort Walker had 23 guns mounted and Fort Beaureguard