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and the 15th June and one I know Sister and I sent you about the 15 of june and three or four since and in testimony of our friendship or love and good wishes we sent you five dollars in money a coat and a few stamps and am waiting to learn whether any or all of the above named articles reached you to know whether it was worth while to send anything more or not I sincerely hope you will do nothing rashly in your discouragement in not getting news from home for the fault was not in the friends at home but in the transportation somewhere in joining the Regular Army I think I know some of the feelings that prompt that motive and will only say that if you could view things as I do you would feel different they are circumstances over which you have no control and are viewed by [many?] in a much more favourable light than such things they have been in times gone by