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Company K 4th Iowa Camp Near Helena Ark August 2/62
Friend Hammish, I have been for some time thinking that I should write to your home. So here goes.
I have got an { } that is very pleasant. the wind is blowing very pleasantly just now. Thought I cannot state with any very grate degree of {elacracy} how long it may last for we have some very { ?lent } changes here.
Hammish our camp s very comfortably sutiated on the banks of the Mississippi about one half mile from town. That is just a nice walk nights and mornings. Oh we are having the best