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that the rebels may still keep falling back without any big battles. I am at present in good health and well, but am a little anxious to hear you are well and the children and hope are doing well. We have very warm weather here and make it very fatiguing on us whenever we are March any short distances. I suppose you have plenty of fruit now, every orchard the army goes through is stript pretty thoroughly of all the green apples and the blackberry patches are picked [illegible word] the berries are [illegible word] red. We do not know when the paymaster will be round here I am afraid he may not be for two months yet let when he does convince the boys will get more money. Write soon. I remember your affectionate husband. George Deal.