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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Lebanon KY
No 3 Hospitel
November 23
rd 1862
Miss Clarra I was much splendid
with your letter that just came to
hand 22 I was not whare I could
fit it as soon as it came to the Co
I was back to a private house and
the letter went to the Co and it
did not git it till day before yesterday
and I could not ancer it sooner
I am glad to hear that you injoye your
self so well and I hope you will
halve a great time this winter I should
if I was thare stay riding and other
ways that yong folks should enjoye
in such a blessfull Country as
you halve thare I would not live in
the south if they would five the
lull of it all thar I like Kentucy
vary well but the negro is what
I do not like
[ ? ] thare is no enter-
price hear like thare is thare
thare is some fine people hear
as ever lived in the world
I staid at such a plase
they did not want everything
for my staying with them i
gave them five dollars and
when I came a way, they did
not know it, nor did I for
I came down in a silkey and
my campney was hear and
they would not let me go back
again and my brother took
the rig haveand they would
not take a bent frame me
and the old gentlemen came down
to see me and he went and
seen my Dr to dat me go
some with him and the Dr
said that he would let me
go in a few days as soon
as he could exsamen my case
how I wish that I was thare
now if not anylonger then
I got well but that would
be of no youst of thinking
of such a thing but if i
don’t git better soon I shall
apply for a discharge and
if I can I shall any how go
I halve bin a soldier long
enough it is to hard for me
I should like to shout a few
more of them brother nuts
but then I can star it if it
never sec one of them again
time brings changes, and changes
brings difrent seays all three
ones life, but months rolles
am and that to years and evry
year numbers are more to
our age and
[ ? ] our
lifes that much and the
direct Co A 2nd Mich Cav
Hospital No 3 Lebanon
year has made a grait chary
with me for the
[ ? ]
while you halve bin groing
stronger and
[ ? ] and
in every thing better in your
favor no need of you growing
any larger then you was
when I see you last, but
must tell you about that
letter that you spoke of one
night
I was in ware Rass
was and sais to me
[ ? ]
write mary a letter for
fun and see what she will
say and I wroat a few lines
in the letter and I did not know
whether he sent it or not nor
did not care ask hir to let
you see it and see what I said
to hir and you wont blame hir for
telling it, write soon yours with love
Ira Graves Clarra
[On Envelope:]
Miss Clarra
[ ? ]
Watrousville
[ ? ]
Tuscola Co
Mich
