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1865-06-06-Page 05

& 5th page - -

Except Cousin Becky. thinks her Lungs are Diseased, Bell had a letter from Mag last Evening she says "Had" Miller is Dead - Disease Consumption, she died at her Sisters in [Faette?] County she was so bad all the time they Could not bring her Home, was not sick long, old Jack Lindsay is also dead, Maria's Father - had a letter from George last Evening. still at Washington. has sent Lide to her Sister's in Ohio, he thinks he will be mustered out in three or four weeks Irve" & the 88th were at Nashville monday of this week, but they were to be mustered that day & sent to Chicago as soon as posible, we have been looking for them Every day for three weeks past,
(Upside-down, at head of page:-)
Mother & papa are going to town in the morning, with a Load of wheat - & marketting, are going to get me a Gingham dress
(Vertically, from bottom left:-)
big Ironing to do, come & help do it. wont you?

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& 5th page - - Except Cousin Becky. thinks her Lungs are Diseased, Bell had a letter from Mag last Evening she says "Had" Miller is Dead - Disease Consumption, she died at her Sisters in [Faette?] County she was so bad all the time they Could not bring her Home, was not sick long, old Jack Lindsay is also dead, Maria's Father - had a letter from George last Evening. still at Washington. has sent Lide to her Sister's in Ohio, he thinks he will be mustered out in three or four weeks Irve" & the 88th were at Nashville monday of this week, but they were to be mustered that day & sent to Chicago as soon as posible, we have been looking for them Every day for three weeks past, (Upside-down, at head of page:-) Mother & papa are going to town in the morning, with a Load of wheat - & marketting, are going to get me a Gingham dress (Vertically, from bottom left:-) big Ironing to do, come & help do it. wont you?