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Marine Hospital Sunday Afternoon July 16th Dear Sister Will write a little this afternoon to pass away time, and to let you know that I have no expectations of getting home for [illegible] [and?] [illegible] encouraged my mind about taking a discharge without finale statements and had my papers destroyed after they were all made out. Upon making further enquiries I found that there was [illegible] much delay and uncertainty in getting my finale Statements