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�children all howdo for father and Lyman tell them to be sure to remember father and Brother till they get home you wanted me to write you how long the soldiers wer bound to stay so you could make some calculation when you could expect us home we are bound [inserted] to stay in the service till one year from the third day of next may if not discharged before but I think the war news looks more favarable now than it ever has to me I think we shall get home next summer I expect to be at home if I live next fourth of July and I think the rest of them will but do not know what may turn up yet I think we shall stay here this winter without any dought for all of the officers allowed and some of the privates got there women here and are having such a good time they will hate to leave I expect our officers will be for getting there women here soon with the rest of them but hope not I like women as well as any body in there place but it is no place for a woman amoungst a regerment of soldier perhaps I think as much of my Will as any of them does and I would not have her out here if any body would pay her fare out here and back for nothing women are nothing [inserted] but laughing stocks for the soldiers one of the young officers sent for his girl to come here and she came and they wer married and she is flouncing around here for that soldiers to make fun of but my paper is getting short so I must then tell Arabine I received her letter and will answer it as soon as I possible can for I want to know about mattas and things in general so good by kiss the babys for me yours in hast from your effectionate husband Maryann Wright Horace Wright