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dear little Brother. I hardly know what to write about, to interest you, but for the want of anything better to write will give you a little description of how some of the Officers have fixxed up around their tents A Lt. Colonels Shoulder Straps counts of two Silver leafs on the strap. Some of the men made an imitaton of the same, in the sand, in front of Lt. Colonel Vifquains tent one night just before dark. The outlines of the leaf was made by placing little Snails (that are picked up along the coast.) all around and [iflling?] in the centre with white sand, when it was finished it looked quite perfect, but the next morning low, and behold it was all spoiled and as every body at first supposed that someone had done it on purpose but on a close examination it proved