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�  Berlin M D November 23, 1862
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Berlin MD November 23, 1862
  Dear Wife
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                I sit down this morning to answer
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Dear Wife
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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
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heard a word from home since I left [?]
 
till last night I had 5 letters all at once
 
till last night I had 5 letters all at once
 
two from you and three from Arabine and
 
two from you and three from Arabine and
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send by some one that is coming out here you
 
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" crossed out 3 times] Co H
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send Direct to Horace Wright Co H
 
10th maine regerment Berlin M D  when I
 
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

Revision as of 20:19, 5 February 2019

Berlin MD 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 [?] 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 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