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Regiment: 3rd Michigan Cavalry
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Arlington March 27 63
Dear Jane I have neglected
to or rather delayed writing for a
week, received your last a week ago
today sold your shaker took the
money & your yarn went down to the
office Monday had it weighed it would
have cost 76 cents to send it we thought it
would not pay. Otho is hear will start
for Burr Oak tomorrow or Tuesday &
I will send the thing by him perhaps he
will not get there within 1 or 2 weeks but
thought it would be the best & in fact the
only way. Now about the shaker I sold
it to Mrs Hathaway for 5 six pence the
best I could do. Duane saw Emory he gave
him an order for 3# yesterday & we have
not had a chance to go & see if we could
get it cashed, but I will send you
3 dollars off your money & your
order will be good for it when you
get home, your yarn it rather fine
but it is beautiful when knit, I wish you
could let me have that hank of coarse yarn
off yours I could foot Duane a pair off
cotton socks with it, I will pay you in full
in the fall, how did have you managed
with that note off Reames or did Daniel
take it, Ma wants you to be sure & get
your flax got out if you can. Aunt Kit
is about the same, Aunt Rebecky is down
again bad as ever, Orville & Sarah are
going to live at Lawrence he is going in
pardnership with Doct Peow. Mr. Hathaway
oldest boy Bub broke his legg Monday
Mr. Van horn at Nimono is dead Died in
the hospital John Key is not expect to live
they both went in the company that our
Edd first enlisted in the 19 the rest of
the company are all take prisenors or
killed & wounded. Lucinda has not hird
from Willard dont know whether he is
dead or not, we received a letter from
Edd yesterday & 1 today they are
all well but him he has had the
ague, he got the socks I sent him Duane
is going to send him a pair of boots
next weeks & shall send them both
some thing to eat & if you want me I will
send those socks to Mitchell you knit
him iff I dont hear from you in time I
will send as I think you would like
to have me, Now Jane does Trudy run
alone yet & is she good if you dont get
home before long she will forget me
sure my best respects to Daniel & Mary
I am in such a hurry I cant half write
what I want to. It is 8 oclock & I must
write to Edd yet toknight for I have not
written in 2 weeks Arnold talkes of
moving in to Brinks house. Van has
gone out to Sturges. Write when you
will be home you must hurry or you will
not get any warm sugar. We have maid
70 pounds. Kiss Trudy 4 or 5 times Jane
