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| − | + | � Berlin M D November 23, 1862 | |
| − | Dear Wife | + | Dear Wife |
| − | I sit down this morning to answer | + | I sit down this morning to answer |
| − | your kind letter | + | your kind letter |
| − | wich come to hand last night I have not | + | wich come to hand last night I have not |
heard a word from home since I left Mchester | heard a word from home since I left Mchester | ||
till last night I had 5 letters all at once | till last night I had 5 letters all at once | ||
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was very glad to hear you was all well my | was very glad to hear you was all well my | ||
health is very poor but gaining very slow I | health is very poor but gaining very slow I | ||
| − | had some onions given me to eat I have fried | + | had some onions given me to eat I have fried |
them along and eaten them and they seem to | them along and eaten them and they seem to | ||
do me the most good of anything I have had | do me the most good of anything I have had | ||
for a good while and I got a little tea so | for a good while and I got a little tea so | ||
| − | I do | + | I do not have to drink coffee lately tell arabine I |
am greatly obliged to her for her present and shall | am greatly obliged to her for her present and shall | ||
| − | spend it for onions and tea I got her postage stamps | + | spend it for onions and tea I got her postage stamps |
| − | she sent me I sent for some | + | she sent me I sent for some shirts and things |
but you had not better send at present it costs | but you had not better send at present it costs | ||
| − | so much to send by express if you | + | so much to send by express if you have a chance to |
| − | send by some | + | send by some one that is coming out here you |
| − | may send them if not keep them if you should | + | may send them if not keep them if you should |
| − | send Direct to Horace Wright Berlin | + | send Direct to Horace Wright ["Berlin" crossed out 3 times] Co H |
| − | 10th maine regerment Berlin M D when | + | 10th maine regerment Berlin M D when I |
wrote to you last I was stationed at sandy | wrote to you last I was stationed at sandy | ||
Hook 6 miles from here and expected to stay | Hook 6 miles from here and expected to stay | ||
there this winter but they wanted a teame to | there this winter but they wanted a teame to | ||
the regerment for Hospital perhaps so they sent | the regerment for Hospital perhaps so they sent | ||
Revision as of 23:54, 31 October 2018
� Berlin M D November 23, 1862
Dear Wife
I sit down this morning to answer
your kind letter wich come to hand last night I have not heard a word from home since I left Mchester till last night I had 5 letters all at once two from you and three from Arabine and was very glad to hear you was all well my health is very poor but gaining very slow I had some onions given me to eat I have fried them along and eaten them and they seem to do me the most good of anything I have had for a good while and I got a little tea so I do not have to drink coffee lately tell arabine I am greatly obliged to her for her present and shall spend it for onions and tea I got her postage stamps she sent me I sent for some shirts and things but you had not better send at present it costs so much to send by express if you have a chance to send by some one that is coming out here you may send them if not keep them if you should send Direct to Horace Wright ["Berlin" crossed out 3 times] Co H 10th maine regerment Berlin M D when I wrote to you last I was stationed at sandy Hook 6 miles from here and expected to stay there this winter but they wanted a teame to the regerment for Hospital perhaps so they sent