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                                                                                                …[?] landing march 11^the 63

                                                                                    …wife it is with much plesure that

                                                                                                …to rite to you I recev your

                                                                                    …welcom letter Monday evening

                                                                        …happy to lern that you was wall and was sorry to lern that the children was sick I am in hopes that tha wall be wall when I here from home again I am all most in tirlely over my cold I am to work cocking at the hospitle I feel furst rate an in good sperrets

 

We are locking for marching orders now everry day I wish you wood send me a postag stamp I hav none nor i cant get enney here I do not no how you will get a long James you must be good to your mother and halp her all you can lovicy you must hire all the hard work don for James cant do all thare is to be don. thare has to men dide with the meselas sence we came here /

 

James willey Oskr Lucker…

is sick and a good manney other…

warm wather here now I have no…

to rite if I had as good chance to…

you hav I wood rite twise a weack…

 

want to here from home twise as bad as you do from me for you hav the children with you I am in the feld none of my famley with me nothing but hard ship be fore me I do not see no chance for me comming home now I think I shal come home some day do not worry a bout me take the world easey dont cill your self to work thare is a naf to ceap the famley 8 o clock at nite I attempt to rite thare was another deth sence I commence to rite mr Lick is in the hospittle sick he has ben in thare some 6 or 7 dayes sick with the mesles /

 

                                                                                    …you are improving on riting

                                                                                    …good to hav the children

                                                                        …to me I wish thay wood rite as good

                                                            …in as thay can you mus excuse

 

…riting I am in a hurry Dr Strouse tock to me to nite of getting me in the generl hospittle as a cock he sayes he will do all he can tords getin me in a good perses I think I will standing it better then I will in the feld I will go to bed and

 

13.^the I again tak a little time to rite I am in good helth my aptite is good I went over to the generl hospittal it is a nise plase it is not finish yet I saw the docter and told him my ernt he sed thare wood be a detail made soon and my name shood be one of tham. I think I shal get a good chance /

 

Pet Lick has jest came in the…

he is better I lock for a battle…

the arme can move. I wood not…

ointed if we shood get depled…

to cor mince on fredreckbur

 

I think you will be making Shugar soon I wood like to be thare to halp you you musnot get anney sod brock in the spring it will not pay verry big get grasseed sod evry plase you can

 

I am sorry for the little children that is sick. I am in hopes tha wil get wal ma god protect tham an me that we ma liv togather in afamley once more rite as ofen as you can I want to here from you all Emma you rite to me I still remain yor frend good by for this time ma we met again

 

o Osker lucker is ver lo

 

James willey is no better

 

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…Stonham. John Bradon has

…him yet good luck

…write ofen

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