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        Chatinoga Jan 29 18^4
      Dear Sister
	    I arived to
my company last
night and am well
and harty as a chick
it is a quite a sight
for me to see the
troops here the tents
are spread over three
or fore miles here i should
[think?] by the looks the
[solgers?] look tough in
[my?] company i feell
[very?] well to day except
[I am?] tired of reding on
[train?] cars here I have
not seen any one that
I know yet but I am
on a hill so i can see
over a good part of

the encampment
it looks grand to
see the lights at night
over the camp it is
a bout as nise a show
as I have seen in a long
time the I hope that
the rest of the boys 
comes will come up
prety soon I have not
seen any body that
I know since I left
the rapids but i guess
they will be a long
in a few dys I [cant?]
rite much this [morn-?]
ing I wish you would
rite to me and let [me?]
now how you got a long
in that cold snap
in the first of the 
month and tell

       me how much
money you have recieved
from me since i left
I have sent one
hundred and thirty five 
dollars with Mcomber
and Expressed fifty more
to battle creek and I would
like to know if you got
it or no I dont think
of any thing more to rite
at present give my love 
[to?] all inquireing friends
[Tell?] them that i am well
[and?] Enjoying myself
[as?] well as posible so good
[bye?] until nex time
     From your brother
    Solomon Hardenbergh	
                    to
    Cate Baker