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I will try & write monthly to you-
The [illegible] June B [illegible]
Dearest [illegible]
I recieved your first & only letter some ten days ago which I was so
glad to get. I had written you [which?] letter I hope you recieved
a dull letter but it was from home and that gave it a welcome. if I
were only an agreeable scribbler I would write weekly to you and as
it is if I am only in the midst of your dear kin I would write
that frequently for I could write of them having so much [teenage?]
time upon hand I would with so much pleasure devote a por
tion to your gratification. About six weeks since I saw your sister
Florence for a few moments at the Hotel. I accidentally met her
I was at the Hotel [seeking?] [Geo: ?] [illegible] when [passing?] out I recognized
Mrs [Turner?]] who wasstanding at the front door with a lady whom
she said is [Florence?]. I should not have recognized her. I have
never seen her since your messages- it is not to be supposed I
I should. She was [not?] [entering?] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] & [now?] [a?] [illegible] with prospect of [illegible] soon. She is just
now as pretty as she was. I [have seen?] [Mrs. Turner?] several times
but not as often as I should have done in [illegible] times. [illegible]
[illegible] this is in [illegible] chaos [illegible] argue [illegible] upside down
[illegible] as if all [illegible] was [illegible]. my darling of a [illegible] [took?] [french?]
[illegible] for [4 weeks?] & scampered off to the [illegible] with the 11th
[Michigan?] at the time of the [capture?] of [Lake?] Clay who [illegible[] [illegible]
of [illegible] [eye?] and a [portion?] of his [illegible] taken off _ he has paid dearly
for his folly and of lack of [illegible] [Sugar?] Clay has been exceedingly
ill, with inflammation of stomach and bowels, is now uon the
mend. [Mrs Warcup?] [illegible] her rebel [paroled?] husband are [in?] [Benbow?]
Uncle Brutus made a speech on Monday last {today is Thursday [illegible]
[illegible] Ky. but I have [illegible] [illegible] from [illegible]. [illegible] have been in a state of
[ferment?] the last [two?] days [illegible] & [see?] more of war/ we hope a [cry?]
again upon us [illegible] rebels are uopon us [again?]_ Tuesday it rained