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Nashville Nov 13/63 My Dear Wife I Should have wrote you Before an answer to a Letter of the [4th?] I Received from you the first of thee Weeke the reson for not answering Before I wanted to give you an answer wheather you Should come or Not But I expected [illegible] would know for Sertin yesterday about Both [illegible] and passes but [illegible] [failed?] in Both as yet and I am afraid it is going to Bee [rather?] a hard fight for [illegible] yet as Hall Says a Faint Heart never Wins wee will try agane A [Fitch.?] went Down yesterday to get Passes for us But [found?] we must have an [Order?] from our Coll [then?] from Generl Granger Before he Could get them and was rather Doubtful