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La Porte Ind March 13th 1864

My dear good Wife

    It is 8 o'clock Sunday evening, I had just got seated in my office & had dated this letter intending to spend the whole evening with you when Myron came in & spent an hour talking consequently I shall not be able to write you such a letter to-night as I intended.  I finished a letter for you this P.M. which I shall put in the P.O. to night for you.  Besides going to church to-day and writing to you I have read "Timothy Litcombs letters to young men, young ladies & to young married people.  The letters are most excellent.  Have you ever read them. They are full of good