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Jersey Co June 17th 1863 Dear Son Yours of May 16 is the last news that I have received from you just one month yesterday truly it has been a long month one of anxiety and waiting and not knowing how long I may have to wait yet as I do not know what you are doing whether you are in the company at Vicksburgh or with the Pioneer corps at some other place I do not know what to look for nor do I know as it is worth while to write as I do not know whether it will reach you or not but I will write anyhow I did not write last week for several reasons one of which was that part of the time I was to weak to write I feel pretty well again now you say in your last that you made up your