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Your military life, although it must be necessarily but? in very small part. My daughter, whose picture you have with mine, is a famous horsewoman & worthy to ride with you. My boys are little yet -- the oldest only just twelve, but little men & in training for soldiers. The youngest who is not eight has been for six months, daily under drill. They are fine healthy boys very intelligent and handsome & will do good service I trust. You

or if anything brings you to the East come to us, without fail. Always your friend Jessie Benton Fremont New York 21 West 19 Street. Col. Carson Taos, New Mexico.