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Camp of the 44th [NYSA?]
in front of Petersburg VA
August 14 64
Dear Parents
Once more I
am presented to answer your
kind & most welcome letter
which arrived some nights ago
It found me rather under the
weather. I had a severe atact [sic] of
the feaver [sic] which lasted me pretty
severe for three dayes. [sic] The night
that I was the sickest I was on
picket I never suffered so much
with a head ache as I did that
night - my eyse [sic] seemed started
from their socket - next morn
came in I sent for some
medicine took a good quan-
tity of quinine & clover powders
Soon felt better I am quite
well now So that I can eat

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Camp of the 44th [NYSA?]
in front of Petersburg VA
August 14 64
Dear Parents
Once more I
am presented to answer your
kind & most welcome letter
which arrived some nights ago
It found me rather under the
weather. I had a severe [bout] of
the feaver which lasted
severe for three dayes. The night
that I was the sickest I was an
[fieket?] I never suffered so much
with a head ache as I did that
night - my [eyse?] seemed slanted
from their socket -

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