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(Military letterhead stationery) Dear Wife I now Sit down to wright you a few Lines to Let you know that i ame well and hope that theas few Lines may find you the sam it is very Cold hear to Day But it is very Plesant and Dear i wish that i was at home with you to night for it is Crissmas eave But then i cant Bee so thair is no use in talking about that Dear all the Old Boys are a Goin to Enlist Over for 3 Years more But i cant see thee Point for i will Stay my 3 years out and then i will Bee a free man once more the Old Boys are a coming home on a 30 Days furlow well Dear i should Like to Come to as well as eny of them But i am in hopes that i shall Git home on a 10 day furlow Before next spring and if i dont come home until my time is out they wont Git thiss Boy to Bite at Thair hook again i dont beleave But then i think that we are a Goin to see all the fighting that will Bee Don in thiss war for i think that thee Rebs will Git thair Belly full Before thiss Next year is out and I hope before thiss wintar is out Lutenant Tabar came Back Last night and i saw him But hee had nothing for me But i asked if hee saw you and hee saed that hee did not But hee enqriard if |
the Boys folks ware all well and they told him that ware But i told him i new that my folks war not well for Ell was sick But i hope that she is Better Before thiss Well Dear to Day is Crissmas and i wish you a mery crissmas for i ame a Goin to have one Wash and Charley Davis is coming down and we are Goin to try and have some fun Same Squiares sends hiss Love to you all and ses tell Ell Burke that hee wishes hur a mery crissman Dear if thair is eny of them up thair that sends a Box to thair men send me some Pie and cake that is all i want Daer i ame a Goin to have some Pancakes for my crissman Dinar which i suppose you are a goin to have some thing good to Eat well Dear i hope that i shall Bee at home with you another crissmas if i ame a Living hear is sweat Kiss for you all and tell the Girles that i wish them all a mery Crissmas and i will take it in hardtack for newass So Good By one and all for thiss time thiss from your Ever trew and Loving husband Alonzo D Bump ********************* |
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