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well I trust he will be successfull in Va. there has been some very hard fighting there and still harder to come I think Grant has the confidence of every one perhaps two much is ecpected of him. I shall be exceedingly glad when the war is neer anough to an end for me to retire to a more quiet persuit one of my own choosing that I am in hopes will be this fall. Brother William wrote me a few days' ago all were well then Sister Abby is not a very good hand to write she might write me a letter every week I do not know whare she is nor what she going Sister G. has but little time to spare I suppose did not see her after I was at Brimfield she left Peoria