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�Camp Jackson Washington DC July 3 1861

Dearest Wife

I sit down a few moments this afternoon to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well as usual except my arm that troubles me very much by spells otherways I am well as usual I received your letter this morning and was glad to here your was all well you wrote that Mr Babcock was at the Elm House you found fault with me for keeping our meeting a secret from you if you [struck out] he deceives you as he deceived me you will want to keep your meeti ng with him a secret I gess he is a man of no cofhfidence whatever that is so Mr Jacob Ham is to see us and Mrs Clark tell Charls I am obliged to him for his present he sent me and I will bring him home somthing to pay for it if I come home I have not any news to write but war except the burial of a soldier from the 20 maine regerment that got shot accidental last saturday night and died this mor ning and was buried this afternoon the 2d regerment was orderded to march last monday over in to virginia they left a few men to take care of him