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and do the best I can with them the Capt has gone to Washington he was lame and could not march with us so he got out of this march I got your letter with Lymans in it the night before we started and was very glad to here from him and am in hopes when this reaches you he will be at home I expect he will be lousy so you must strip his close off and bury them so as not have them a mongst the children and take his money if he gets home with any and give him what you think is nesseary for him to have have him make out his visits as soon as he can and get him to school as soon as you can if there is no town school send him to the acadamy and tell him from his loving father to be a good boy and try and learn as fast as he can and obey his teachers so as to be respected tell him to write me as soon as he can and I will write him he gave me his watch last summer just before we went into ceder mountain fight to send home but did not have a chance to send it so I left it to Mr. Garretsons last summer when I was there I have sent by