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whilst here or know when he returned Mary Ann Danley has passed to the spirit life since you left she died with the typoid fever and Newt Lowe has had it and I think they told me he was both deaf and dumb deaf at any rate I got a letter from William on Teusday they well when he wrote what ire the sentiment of the Soldiers jenerally or dare you not write sentiments do they think they are fighting in vain I really begin to fear they are the government and Army Officers seem to be manageing very strangely it seems to me I hear though have not seen it in the papers that they have sent MClellan home or at least discharged him to seems to me like throwing their anchor over board when I write so often I dont seem much that I think will interest you and I guess I will draw to a close write often put your whole trust in God take care of yourself and come home a good boy dont forget your loving Mother SF McLean [vertical writing starts] E McLean [vertical writing ends]