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          Camp 2 nd Maine Cavl
             Barrancar Fla July 10

                          Dear Mother
        I now seat myself to
         write you a few lines to let
            you know that i am Well
          and hope thease lines Will
           meet you all the same.
         i have not hear from home
            for Sum time   i relseved a
      letter from Thomas nite before
        last.  please excuse me
    for not writing before I
    got back from pensacolar
   last nite  i have been up
     thear about four weeks
   and i did not have any
     paper nor any thing els to

write with and so i neglected it i had a nice tim