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Our Co. seems to get along very
well now though I think, by the talk
of the Col. there will be some changes
[underline]soon[/underline], among them: some of the leaders
wished me to stay with them and
take some of the spoils, but I did
not wish to do so; do not let [underline][many?][/underline]
of the neighbors know that I write
this [underline]now[/underline], as I do not wish to have
the name of prophesying. I must
close now, as I must sleep while I
[underline]can[/underline], and the boys seem to be very
quiet. Do write as soon as thee gets
this. Direct as before.

Love to all from thy loving son.

Wm.

T R. B. Stev--

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Hospital, 4th Regiment [V. V. M.?]
Fairfax Co. Va. 10th Mo. 20th 1861

Dear Mother Stevens,

As I shall have a way
to send this to the P.O. in the A.M.
I will write thee a very few lines to-
night. I have not received thy an-
swer to my last from Camp A. and
I do not know what it means I have
not heard from home since we
came from there I think. What is
the matter? Are you all sick? You
all seem to wish me to write every day,
and do not write me at all it
seems. I am every much better than
when I wrote thee last so is Henry.
All the boys from our way, but the
Fifer are in comfortable circumstan-
ces, so far as I know; he wishes to, &
I think [underline]will[/underline] be discharged; I do not
think he has ever blown his fife in Va.