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Hen has bought himself one of them bullet proof vests. cost him $800. you could hardly tell it from any other vest. it is merely two plates made to fit over the breast of the finest of steel they have ben thred with the rifle and pistols and proved to be good. there was one there as a show. It has ben hit fare in the breast and glanced down tears in the cloth conciderable but the man was uninjured. I don't know whether I will buy one or not, yet. Wel these barracks mite almost be called a citty. They are about 1 mile long and not ben aroused much yet. There is plenty of stores and groceries here. We can get anything we want.

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