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Regiment: 7th Michigan Infantry
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Chestnut hill hospital
Philadelphia Pa July the 4 1864
Dear wife inow sit down to wright
a few lines to you to let you know that
iam as well as comon at present and to
let you know that ireceived your letter
of the 26 this morning and was glad to
hear that you are all well isuppose your
have herd from me before now by Mr Corwin
he left here a week ago to day and thought
he would get home in three days this is
alonsom fourth to me although igot
apass to go out to day and then igot your
letter and paper and aletter from washin
gton and so isold my pass for 50 cents and
went to the sutlers and bought me agood
dinner we mustered for pay the last day of
June and iexpect to get payed off soon and
when ido iwill send you some money
thare was a good many go tight last
night and the gard house was full
of them but they dont feel so nice
this morning
thare was aman went out today
and went into amany cherry tree to get
cherrys and the man came out with
his gun and shot him through the
nexk so that he died before night and
the man has run away but he
wont get far ihave applyed for a furlough
but it is verry uncertain whether ican
get it or not for thare is another examin
ation this week and ishal be as likely
to be sent to the front as any whare
but if ishould not be sent this time
ithink ican come home before they
will examine again but icant tell any
thing about it now and ishal have to
to close my letter for ihave got to go to
work so no more at present from your
affectionate husband George Phelps
