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Linden, Oct 12th 1863

My Darling Nina,

This is the second letter that I have

commenced to you today. In writing the first, I had so

interruptions and was so unfortunate as to turn

my ink over on the paper, that I had to throw it aside and

commence another. I was in the midst of a whole host of

apologies to you for not having written before, and four

North Carolina horseman came in and wanted to know