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� Dec 10th

     Hedqarters of 20 Maine Regt near 
    Falmoth Va  Dear Bother 
    Colum  I thought that I 
   wold write you few line 
    to let you now that I 
    well  hope you are the 
    our Regt is out on pickit 
    we have pin out [x'd out] two days 
may hav to stay two days 
    we have some cold wether 
   as you have in the State 
   of Maine  Colum how [scribble] 
  do you stand it this winter 
 we have some boly times 
 out hear I tel you  Colum how 
 is the boys now and girls  what is 
 Reuel a dowing this winter  is 
 he again to School now  Colum 
 I want you to Write all 
 newes and tel [x'out] Ruel to 
  write to me  I shold like