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�me I do not have much duty to do here I sleep in my carriage it shuts up tight and is warm and better than sleeping on the ground I live alone and do my own cooking I am taking more comfort

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now than I have ever taken since I came from ^ if you can call it comfort tell the children I should like to have them happen along when I am cooking my dinner or supper so they ["can" inserted] see how I do it I have got a little spida and a kettle a little pot for my tea so you can immagine how I get along with my duty give my love to all of the children tell them I want to see them very much I had a letter from cousin Laura and I answered it I asked her to go over and see you and tell you I had not heard from home since I left Mchester but the letters all came last night but where they have ["been" inserted] all of this time do not know the mailes are very iregular it is hard work to get any maill correctly now a days I sent Arabine a paper with General McClenans farewell to the army President Lincoln has removed him from command wich I think is a very wrong move the abolitionist have made a real one of old Abe just what I have been expecting they would but so its go I have seen enough of the republican and abolitionest administration to last me my life time you wrote you had a letter from Lyman and he thought he should be at home by Thanksgivin poor boy I hope he will I should like to see him