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Camp on Jas River Thursday Nov 20th 62 Dearest ones at home I rec'd a few lines from you last knight. Which gave us hail Columbia, for not writing. rather unjustly too; for I think we have written regular once a week as near as we could, some times we are on march and cannot be exact to the day, as is the case this time it is now eight days since I wrote you last, but I know you will excuse so when we cannot do better. The mail must be irregular, but I suppose you have rec'd several letter ere this time. In my last I told you Henry's being [upside down writing starts] Dear Friend Excuse this as paper is getting scarce We are about 12 miles south west of Springfield in the [march?] so we can get [our?] [upside down writing ends]