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�Berlin M D November 23, 1862 Dear Wife I sit down this morning to answer your kind letter [inserted] wich come to hand last night I have not heard a word from home since I left Mchester till last night I had 5 letters all at once two from you and three from Arabine and was very glad to hear you was all well my health is very poor but gaining very slow I had some onions given me to eat I have fried them along and eaten them and they seem to do me the most good of anything I have had for a good while and I got a little tea so I do [inserted] not heave to drink coffee lately tell arabine I am greatly obliged to her for her present and shall spend it for onions and tea I got her postage stamps she sent me I sent for some shirt and things but you had not better send at present it costs so much to send by express if you [inserted] have a chance to send by some me that is coming out here you may send them if not keep them if you should send Direct to Horace Wright Berlin [crossed out 3 times] Co H 10th maine regerment Berlin M D when wrote to you last I was stationed at sandy Hook 6 miles from here and expected to stay there this winter but they wanted a teame to the regerment for Hospital perhaps so they sent