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November 3d 1862 Dear Son I again seat myself to pen a few lines to you having just received yours of the 24 you must not get discouraged if you do not get your letters answered promptly this will be the fifth letter that I have written you since you left home so that there is a probability that others have written Mrs Frost has many things to prevent her to writing her sick children to care for though they are most well now then she has Marys wants to see to and will have for a time John H writes that he does not get any news from home any letters he says he has not had a piece of pie or cake since he left home he has no Mother to go to for such things or to have a button sewed on or anything of the kind he says he never knew the value of a Mother until he lost her if you have written to Annie and did not