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�lovliest places on Earth it is very warm, very uncomfortable flowers are in bloom birds are singing in the groves a perfect Paradise on Earth. Ned is well -- he enjoys this way of life finely. I never seen him so
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lovilest places on Earth, it is very
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warm, realy uncomfortable, flowers
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are in bloom, birds are singing in
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the groves a perfect Paradise on
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Earth. Ned is well he enjoys this
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way of living finely. I never saw
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him so flushy before, poor Orace [1]
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is dead – it seems like loosing a brother
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to have one of the Hope boys taken
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away, he died very quietly & I hope is
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in Heaven.  All communication with
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the rebels in the Fort is cut off.  They
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must either starve or surrender.
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The [sandy?] scrape which Lucy wished
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to know about is still very fresh in my
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memory.  Tell Lucy, I hope to meet her
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again one of these days at what
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time I will endeavor to tell the story
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much better then I can possibly
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do by mail.  In regard to those
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love powders which Lucy Howard
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wishes me to send her – I hardly
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know what ansir to make, as
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[1. Orace (aka Horace or Orris) Martin was born in Searsmont, the son of Simon & Ruth Martin.  At the age of 16 he was living & working in Hope, as was his brother Leander; Orace died 12 Feb & Leander died
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11 July 1862, both brothers were interred at Beaufort National Cemetery.  There is a memorial stone for them at Oak Grove Cemetery, Searsmont, Maine.]

Latest revision as of 20:24, 24 January 2019

lovilest places on Earth, it is very warm, realy uncomfortable, flowers are in bloom, birds are singing in the groves a perfect Paradise on Earth. Ned is well – he enjoys this way of living finely. I never saw him so flushy before, poor Orace [1] is dead – it seems like loosing a brother to have one of the Hope boys taken away, he died very quietly & I hope is in Heaven. All communication with the rebels in the Fort is cut off. They must either starve or surrender. The [sandy?] scrape which Lucy wished to know about is still very fresh in my memory. Tell Lucy, I hope to meet her again one of these days at what time I will endeavor to tell the story much better then I can possibly do by mail. In regard to those love powders which Lucy Howard wishes me to send her – I hardly know what ansir to make, as


[1. Orace (aka Horace or Orris) Martin was born in Searsmont, the son of Simon & Ruth Martin. At the age of 16 he was living & working in Hope, as was his brother Leander; Orace died 12 Feb & Leander died 11 July 1862, both brothers were interred at Beaufort National Cemetery. There is a memorial stone for them at Oak Grove Cemetery, Searsmont, Maine.]