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�sick ones to look after Most part of the time is is an awful life to life such an one as I do not want to live and do not mean to more than my three months if Mabine & Lyman caculates to come down to Portland before we go they must come soon you must act your own discrestion about there coming I should be glad to see you all down here if I was able but I am not able pleas receive Miss Nash with kindness she has been here to see her brother she appears to be a fine girl she took right hold of work her self and done the right thing some of the lades that come here appears to have a great deal of simpathy for the soldier but will not do a thing themselves we have a plenty of such we do not want them here there is work to be done we have to have somebody to do it tell Mabine that one of the Ross girls that married a Stevens is here taking care [inserted] of her Husband she says she nows Mabine & Laura Mr & Mrs French from Auburn is here Stuart & Matron it is groing late I must bid you good night pleas write as soon as possible so good night yours in Hast Mrs Maryann Wright Horace Wright