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Home Jersey Co Ills Feb 27th Dear Son I have written repeatedly to you since you arrived at Savannah but it seems you do not get letters from some cause or other there must be some five or six letters lost some where if not more we are all in usual health there quite a considerable excitement prevailing here at this time respecting the draft they have repeatedly met at Jerseyville to try to raise money to but substitutes but it seems they lack some three thousand dollars yet of having enough some are enlisting for fear of being drafted they have sufficient notice to prepare but it seems they have not done it there is also much anxiety manifested here in regard to [gurriales?] they think as soons the warm weather comes and the trees leaf and there