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January 18 1862

St Louis

Camp Benton Mo

 

My Dear Brother and sister I am now going to you and Not. I want you to be a good Boy and mind your Mother and Father and Addie I want you should do the same Addie I want you to go and see Belinda and tell me who waits on her this winter and ask her if she ever thinks me from Your Affectionate

Brother Weed Nims Esqr /

 

Now Not I am going to write a few lines to you you to must be a good Boy and mind Pa and Mother I expect you are having nice times at home while I am a way out here in Missouri Not I want you to take good care of my Goosey and not let him get killed you must feed him well I want you to write to me and tell me how fat he is when you get this letter I want you to write to me how you like to go to School and tell me how Creon likes his my likenes that / I sent him the prospect is now that the war will soon be over tell Pa that I expect to be home in the spring to help him wirk and when I come home I am a going to bring you all a present ask Pa how he liked his paper that I sent him From Your Brother Weed

 

to my Sister Mary Nims

            Mary you must be a good Girl and mind Mother when Creon writes to me you must write a little Mary I often think how you coamed my hair when I was at home

                                                                                   

From Your Brother /

to my sister Lulie

                       

you must mind Ma and be a good little girl and then I will bring

you soemthing when I come home I belive I have written to you all

and my Head aches so that I cannot write any more

Weed Nims

                       

Father  Weed

Nims               amisa               O W N

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