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New Hampton, July 30, 1863 Dear Sister Anna, I have not heard from you for a long time. I wish some of you would come out and visit us this Summer or Autumn, why can you not? It is a long time since any of you have been out here and it is our turn to have a visit. If you will come we will try and make it pleasant for you. We do not go away any where and would be happy to entertain our friends. It is very quiet here now, but the vacation is passing all to rapidly. In three weeks more school will commence again. I have been out berrying two or three times. but for a week past it has been so showery there has

along side and afternoons. Was one of our teachers here, John Fullonton is one this some regiments. I feel anxious to hear from home. I want to know whether Eddy will be drafted or any of Uncle Henry's boys or any other of our friends. Brother Butler's son John Edward is drafted. He is Editor a weekly paper in Maine and will pay his three hundred as it would spoil his business. Please write to me Anna Dear.

Elisabeth