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La Porte Ind. April 11th 1864

My dear good wife

   I am back at La Porte once more.  When I reached Chebanse Saturday I found your good letter written the 27th of March which had been forwarded from La Porte & on my arrival here I found your letters of April 1st also of  3 & 6th all of which I assure you I was very glad to get.  I wish I had received them at an earlier date for they were written in a loving & affectionate spirit & your letter which I had received just previous had caused me more pain than any letter I ever received before in my life that I remember of.  I suppose the letter I wrote you to which the one to which I refer was an answer must have caused you as much pain as yours caused me.  I will gladly take back any unkind word or thought there is