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		My love to Sarah
		     and Yourself
				Frank 
     M,  
PS) Please don't take [illegible] by this for
your next for I guess you can afford more paper
                                                                               sent
I have recd all the Paper and envelopes you have ^

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in your last was a sheet of Paper [envelope?] and 25. cts. I thank you

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Now aint this almost full well I guess so Good Bye

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	4th Ward, 3rd Div Hospital
		Near Petersburg Va
			Aug Tues 2nd /64
	Dearest Mother
		Your ever welcome letter
came to hand Yesterday also one
from Grandfathers folks which I
will send to you in this as I Have just
answered it. I am happy to say Yours
found me in rather better health
I am not on the gain but not in
as to go to my Company yet. I went and
had a long talk with Dr. Fox this morning
and told him I did not want to go
to my Company to do duty until I was well
and tough enough to stand it and he
said I should not go until I got tough
and then we had a long talk about
Home and Old times when he used to
Doctor around Fenton he says he used
to Dr. Grandfathers folks and Uncle Ben
Uncle [Millory?] etc and then he spoke
about DeWitt Spaulding. he took the letters 
got from him and sent it to Dr - -
VanSycklesfolks of Parshal Ville
well Mother I suppose this will be hard 
for You to read for I am writing it so
fine but I have a good many words to
say on this one little sheet and this is all
I can get at the sanitary today we get two

of these half sheets every day if we want them
I shall get some from the Sutlers as soon
as I get able or get over being so lazy so as
to go down whare he is. Now Mother dont 
worry about me for I am not Sick enough
to suffer any. I am only just comfortable
sick .. it is not real sickness .. but I
am to weak to be fit for duty and
it is caused by cold night Sweets
the Dr. gave me something to stop them
this morning. now dont fret about
me for perhaps I am better off here in
the Hospital than I would be in the
Regt. I suppose you have all the News of
our [muss?] here of Friday last. Our Regt
did not get into that much we only
lost one killed and some fifteen Wounded
I think it was a big thing on ice in the summer
I am sorry you are having such dry weather
it is very dry here. but as for the Cow if
hay is like to be high this Winter and
yes if not I guess you had better sell
the Cow and take what money it would
cost to winter her and buy milk and
                                                             ble
Butter and then you wont have the trou^
of taking care of her for as Fred is gone it
would be to much for you to do so I
would advise you to sell her for what ever
you can get. at any time to suit you best
You said You had not recd any money from
Alvah yet. I recd 2.00 dollars from him
a few days ago but he said he had to
borrow it for he had not been paid yet
I expect we shall get our pay soon. and I
guess you would like a little money woulden't
you well you must except this short letter
this time Mother and dont worry about me
just keep yourself as comfortable as you can
and write often to Your Affectionate Son Frank