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reduced to once a week John H wrote that he was comeing home this fall I did not get any news further north than Frosts Hellen Merain and her Brother have got back to Jaseyville he is a cripple he came and took her away to take care of her he said and she has had to take care for him for some time do you know where Charles is now there one poor Soldier here about Shipman that has come home Crazy he thinks there is going to be another campaign and he wants to get away from it he thinks he has done enough that seems to be the impression he is labouring under I heard to day that they were sending the Illinois Soldiers out to the plains I do hope you will not be sent away off any more I dont believe you will get home until your time is out there no news of interest wheat harvest is about over here crops are very light the grain is very much shrunk in with rust grass crops are prety heavy outs