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		Fulton Nov 14 18, 61

			Dear Brother
			   It is with pleasu
re that I now sit down to answer your welcom
letter that was received over a week ago. I was
verry sorry to hear of your ill health but I hope
you will be better ere you get this. The folks
are not verry well they all have got bad colds.
Mother is verry poorly she has gone up to Jim
Martins to day a visiting. Have you heard from
Jim D lately if so write. We have not heard from
him
^ since you sent that letter. Octavia has come
back & is a going to teach school. She is a going
to live with us & I wish that you was here
     Henry has enlisted in the horse cavalry he is
at Grand Rapids. I have got to write to him
today. I dont know but I have written to you
about Henrys going before. James Carpenter
has enlisted in the [illegible] company at Detroit
& [Car?] Webster & Mr Hendson & Mr [illegible] &
                             	          e
Mr Mat Whitacre & James Martin put his nam^
down but they would not [leve?] him.
					         d
	Do you hear from Charles we have not hear^
from in a great while. & do you hear from Sam
we dont  William Hanes was thrown from

	    broke
a horse & ^ his hand But it is a getting better
	One letter that you sent to me Aunt
Julia got it & opened it & read it She wanted
to know what it ment about Delos she knows
I shant tell her. They wanted to know who
wrote such stuff. I forgot to tell you that
Tip Martin has gone to [ver?] he is in the
same regiment with Henry. There is not
much news to write but I will do the best
I can. [illegible] has gone into the [illegible]
this winter. [illegible] Burch is a going to teach
where She did a year ago. & Albert B is a going
to teach [illegible] the [Levtt?] school house. There is
an evening party over to Mr Smiths tomorow
night the young folks are a going. Octavia says
she wrote to you when she was out [horse?] [illegible]
you receive them she would write to you if she
was her but she has gone in to her Burches
to day. I will have to stop a writing now for
it is supertime. Mother has got home & she says
She will write to you. I have not much news to
write for I have written it all. Octavia sends her love
to you & all the rest of the boys. Thomas & Albert
send there love to you. Father says you must be a
good boy & mind. Eliza sends her love & Say She is
well & hope you are the same. & Says She wants
to See you home as Soon as you Said you would
give my love to all the boys & keep the largest share for you

[Written on the right side of Scan 2]

Self    from Your Sister D D remember [u?] all

	           Edward my Child
I hardly know what to write you. we dont hear
from you as often as we did what is the reason are
you forgitting us or what is the reason. if we dont
answer every letter dont think we dont want to
hear from you I would be glad to hear from you every
day & mutch gladder to see you. I hope peace will
soon be restored & you will be permitted to return
home Edward you dont know how many sleepless
nights this war has caused me but I hope it will
soon be over, hav you ever been in any battels.
how you prepard for winter do you go ragged & dirty
or is your clothes whole, what kind of wether are
you having out there this Fall.. we are having the
[wirst?] kind of weth weather we havent had any
cold weather yet do you know any thing about
James we hear he has [gon?] to South Carolina
but we dont know for surtin Edward I want you
should be sure & take good care of youre health
as you can I am afraid you will come home with
broken health if you live to git home.
Edward you [are?] strictly Temperate [illegible letter] I hope
may God prosper & bless you all. give my love to
all the bois & keep the greatest share for yourself
			write soon
			From your Mother M P