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� 134 May 20, 1862 Hopewell, Va

We reached her yesterday noon and pitched our camps amid a drenching rain. However Joe gave us an excellent dinner a short time after. Capt. Arnold took dinner with us and gave us a brief account of his explorations through Oregon.

Went to bed last evening with a severe headache. Better this morning. Br. Bland furnishes me with a syringe and Eugene helps me in trying to regain avuncular power.

We leave this place at 3 P.M. today. It is almost that now.

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General Hunter's proclamation is disturbing the body politic.