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Home, Friday night | |||
Dearest John, | Dearest John, | ||
See how prompt I am, | See how prompt I am, | ||
your letter only came today. It | your letter only came today. It came | ||
in company with one from Frank and | in company with one from Frank and | ||
one from Sis, who is in Pittsburg. | one from Sis, who is in Pittsburg. | ||
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It is quite flattering, for so young | It is quite flattering, for so young | ||
a man, coming unsought, and to | a man, coming unsought, and to | ||
one who has no "friends with influence. | one who has no "friends with influence." | ||
At their last fight near | At their last fight near Boynton | ||
[[Written on left side-- | [[Written on left side-- | ||
I am very glad to hear that Mrs. | I am very glad to hear that Mrs. Tiernan has a son. | ||
Congratulate her for | Congratulate her for | ||
me. [[Had?]]. Blackstock | me. [[Had?]]. Blackstock | ||
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there, and in | there, and in | ||
Spring they are | Spring they are | ||
all going | all going [[out?]] to | ||
live there. Mrs. | live there. Mrs. | ||
Boone came with | Boone came with | ||
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in this climate. | in this climate. | ||
Give my love to | Give my love to | ||
all my | all my friends, | ||
ever so much to | ever so much to | ||
Jule and the | Jule and the | ||
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Jane]] | Jane]] | ||
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Why didn't you tell us about the | Why didn't you tell us about the troubles there? | ||
How much are we to believe | How much are we to believe of what we | ||
see in the papers? | see in the papers? | ||
Latest revision as of 17:32, 27 March 2020
Home, Friday night Dearest John, See how prompt I am, your letter only came today. It came in company with one from Frank and one from Sis, who is in Pittsburg. I guess she will think it is a grand thing to be twenty-one, and have Pa say "I don't care, you can do as you please" when she wants to go away. Frank's letter announces his promotion to the rank of Brigade surgeon, 2nd brig. 2nd Cavalry Div. It is quite flattering, for so young a man, coming unsought, and to one who has no "friends with influence." At their last fight near Boynton
[[Written on left side-- I am very glad to hear that Mrs. Tiernan has a son. Congratulate her for me. Had?. Blackstock has returned from Minnesota engaged to some one there, and in Spring they are all going out? to live there. Mrs. Boone came with her, but is going back. thinks she cannot live in this climate. Give my love to all my friends, ever so much to Jule and the darling children. Yours aff, Jane]]
Written on right side-- Why didn't you tell us about the troubles there? How much are we to believe of what we see in the papers?