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�while he lived so we turned out and buried him this afternoon he was buried in soldier stile it was was a solem sight i asure you to see hundreds of men present and but one Woman that was Mrs Clark she

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will ^ somthing to ^ you when she get home we were all

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^ to see a Woman from maine  I guess you wrote me
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you wanted me to see all I could while I was out ^ for you as you would like to come out here if you

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should ^ would find a low sumken hole and a very lazy idle ignorent set of people as you ever saw in your life I do not think yould like any better than I do and as for my seeing I cannot we are here on Meredion hill we have seen all we shall without we move from here which I hope we shall it is our turn to go from here next but if we do you must direct your letters the same as you have before till I tell you diferent there is a large regerment from Michigan coming onto same camp grown[d] that

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2d regerment left they ^ right from ^ and feel first rate now when they have been here a month or two they wont feel so well as they do now it will sober a man out here on our fare very quick I will asure you but they must stand it any how they are in for three years service for the goverment