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2  September 26th 1861  3
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Washing ton City
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My Father
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I let you
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know that wee ar all
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well at present time
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and I hope youns
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ar the same
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and further I let you
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know that wee left
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Harrisburg the 21 day
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of September and wee
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hat bat lug on the
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[sant?] one train son
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agoin ours and kild
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three man and six
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ar barly wounded
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it is out one care
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clere of the trag and
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boath trains was full  
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of solgers [?] but
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thare was none of
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[Pg2]
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our man hurt in
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our comnay and the
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ingenere got one leg
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cut of and thay say
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he don it a [?-crossed out]
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porbes he was a
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sesession and that
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hapent 6 miles on
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the otersite of
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Baltimore and wee
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hat[crossed out] said 24 ours thare
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then wee came one[crossed out]
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too  Washington citty
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and further I let
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you know that thare
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was a battle here
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with in 8 miles
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wee hert them [firing?]crossed out
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fireing and seen the
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smooke and our man
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wig[crossed out] whipt the reples
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in a short time
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the first fire our
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[Pg3]
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man mate the reples
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[?] and wee [?]
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[I?] [?] a man ome got
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a leg shot of and
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another an arm and
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the reples got 90
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kild that is [true?]
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annuf for thare was
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        here
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too man I  that was
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in the battle
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[?] and further I let
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you know that the
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[?] talk is now that
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we hat to go too
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missura next week
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yesterday    I dount know
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wheter weel git of
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or not but I exbec
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that wee at[crossed out] have to
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leeve her before long
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for it is full of
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solgers ar [sount?]
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Washington Citty tomara
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[Pg4]
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and I l would
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like to know wheter
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you hert any sing
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from [?] Edward
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latly I would
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like to here from
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him so much from
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your son Franklin
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and Emanuel
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I and answer this letder
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as soon as you receved this
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Direct you letder
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to Washing ton City
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49 Reg ment  [?]
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in care of Cap
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McCay

Latest revision as of 16:52, 1 March 2013

2 September 26th 1861 3

Washing ton City

My Father

I let you know that wee ar all well at present time and I hope youns ar the same and further I let you know that wee left Harrisburg the 21 day of September and wee hat bat lug on the [sant?] one train son agoin ours and kild three man and six ar barly wounded it is out one care clere of the trag and boath trains was full of solgers [?] but thare was none of


[Pg2]

our man hurt in our comnay and the ingenere got one leg cut of and thay say he don it a [?-crossed out] porbes he was a sesession and that hapent 6 miles on the otersite of Baltimore and wee hat[crossed out] said 24 ours thare then wee came one[crossed out] too Washington citty and further I let you know that thare was a battle here with in 8 miles wee hert them [firing?]crossed out fireing and seen the smooke and our man wig[crossed out] whipt the reples in a short time the first fire our

[Pg3]

man mate the reples [?] and wee [?] [I?] [?] a man ome got a leg shot of and another an arm and the reples got 90 kild that is [true?] annuf for thare was 

       here

too man I that was in the battle [?] and further I let you know that the [?] talk is now that we hat to go too missura next week yesterday I dount know wheter weel git of or not but I exbec that wee at[crossed out] have to leeve her before long for it is full of solgers ar [sount?] Washington Citty tomara

[Pg4]

and I l would like to know wheter you hert any sing from [?] Edward latly I would like to here from him so much from your son Franklin and Emanuel I and answer this letder as soon as you receved this

Direct you letder to Washing ton City 49 Reg ment [?] in care of Cap McCay

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