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Arrived at [Pana?] at six in the morning stoped about five minutes for wood and water I went out to get my canteen filled and was treated to a cup of coffee and a piece of pie. I enquired for Mr. Tennison he died about two weeks ago, he had raised nearly a regiment of volunteers was going to be Col. I had no idea of the vastness of the parairies of Ills. untill now it rich soil, but poor in sivilation. We arived at Paris at two in the afternoon the Ladies are of the true blue, had they known we were coming we should have had a hot dinner, as it was we had apples bread pies cakes carmel flavored. I went to a house