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Regiment: 1st Michigan Light Artillery
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March 11
th 1888 Dear Sister
as Jesse was writing to your &
thought that would let you know
that we are well as usul and
as for my side it is all healed
up but it bothers me more
or less all the time but I
am thankfull for to be as
well as I am well Nett I think
that if I was you I would
get a penshion from uncle
sam for to help you out
the rest of your
[ ? ]
can get one
[ ? ] as well
as not for John got his
discharge papers wll wright
and thares is all the
evidence that you want
as you have got to do is
take them and the doctors
affidavit and send them
in to Washington to
black he is at the head
of the puchion office and
I think you will get it
with out away trouble at
all elias get 12 dollars a
month and he is a good
deal better able to take
care of him self than
you are with your family
now you see about it and
see some lower wen you
got to Seyons for they wont
charge enny thing for doing
the business if they odnt
get the penchion for you
and it wont do enny
hurt for you to try it
enny way if I was down
thare I could get it I now
in a short time for you
well I have got most of my
paper full so I will have to stop
Nett can we get a shutle for our
sewing machine at Sejens do you
think we broke our it is the
New Davis I wish you would
inquire wen you go to Seyems
some time and let me know
and I will send the money
and old shuttle for to compare
so to get it all write Good by Abe
and famley
[On Envelope:]
Mrs. Jennett W VanMarter
South Sodus
Wayne Co
NY
