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Springfield Mo Oct 10th 1862 Dear ones at Home About an hour ago I saw the Post master on his old gray horse coming from springfield with the mail and I sallied out wondering whether we would be disapointed again but James Patterson was called out and Hank Easling got two. well that was refreshing after being housed up in out tents for two days it raining all the time and the concluded as it was cold that we could have a fire in the house (alias) tent no sooner said than done and the smoke that filled [upside down writing starts] it is more than a week since we wrote but we will be punctual hereafter whether we receive answers or not do the same [upside down writing ends]