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as you can they have got two letters from Thos Magee since I got one from you Fred Miner has wrote home for clothes I have felt so uneasy about you hearing that you had everything stolen or destroyed and that you were not getting any wages I wanted to send you some thing but did not know what to whether you could get any thing you wanted with money if I sent it or not please write and let us know how you fare and if you want anything it seems so long since we heard from you the children talk about you every day we all join in sending our love to you Mary could kill secesh enough to have the war ended in a hurry with this I remain your ever most affectionate Mother SFM PS dont forget to tell me what it was I said in one of my letters that gave you to think that I doubted your word please excuse all mistakes and blots my hand seems to be under influence until I can hardly write at all I believe it is Aunt Arintha wants to send her respects to you if I get it correctly she says she has been to see you and found you parching corn SM