[Penciled in at top of Scan 1] [1862?]

                                             the
		Fulton Sept    12 64

		     Dear Brother
			It is
with pleasure that I sit down
to answer your letter which was
received this afternoon. I was
up to James Martins a visiting
& George Herindean brought it to
me. I was glad to hear of your
good health. The folks are well
at present. We have not heard
from James yet. But their is a
man come home from that regim
-ent & he said that they were all
coming home before they go away
     We have heard that they have had
                         to     
     orders to go ^ Missouri. If they go
     their you wont be apt to see them
him. How I wish that you could 

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you & the other boys

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be together so that you could be
together if needed. Octavia &
[Frone?] have gone & I persume you
will hear from her before you get
this. I will send that letter
tomorrow to Octavia.
			I am in
	      she
hopes that you will come back
here & teach this school for 9
months I am in hopes she will.
Their is not much news here at
present. The boys are ploughing
for wheat the summer crops
are good & their are a good many
apples this year. We have had a
good many apples plums but
they are gone now. I guess that
you will think that I have made
enough mistaks. But they are
a talking so much that I should 
-ent wonder than I had something
wrote down that they say

I wish that I could have
   some idea about the things
their. when you write we can
imagin somthing about it.
well I guess that I wont write
much more now give my love to
the boys & keep the largest share
for yourself. you must write as
often as you can & I will answer
& write as long letters as I can
I dont get much time.
     From your most affectionate
	Sister Diantha Dickerman

		Dear Sone
	       your
we received ^ letter of Sept 3d
& was glad to hear of your god 
health I want you should 
write me all a bout clothe^	
			     s
whether you are going to be warm
clothed or not this winter
I am glad there is a prospect of

your staying in the fort for
it will save you a good
deall of hard traveling do you
have plenty to eat & is it good
who does your cooking I want
you should write me all a bout
your fare do you ever hav your
clothes washed or not if
you do who washes them.
if you get any Money you
must be saving of it as you
can in case you should be
sick & mead it to buy things
that you nead for your comfort
do the sick hav good care
taken of them. Edward 
mind & be faithful & obey your
commanding officers I should
rather you would be kild
in Battle than do as George
Sutherland has hav you 
found him yet.
Albert & Thomas are putting
in Wheat they [illegible] with
[crossed out letters] Elivain sending their love to

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give my love to the boys & tell them they must
                                                                   be good
write often           from your Mother
		         until Death