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take good of your money or you
will loose it on board ship they were
stealing from one another. John has not been
paid yet Bigelow thinks that they may not
get their pay before May. they think they
will got to New Orleans before a great
while. he says the Island is covered with
nothing but white sand they have plenty of
pure water there John said he went to
the East part of the Island with a
man that was dieing you
must remember and mention all these
little items. we received a letter
from John last night he was well
it was dated the 24 of March he
said they were expecting the 7th or
8th & 1st [??] Battery in every day
so you see where you are going
[but ?] Bigelows folks had one, he
writes home that soldiers steal
every from each other that they can
lay their hands on. Ma says you

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write by Saturday and let us know what day
I am going to write to John tonight now be a
good boy you letter was written quite plain only
very short an sweet. Good bye,
Eliza