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Jany 18th. 1863  Mrs A. A. Yours of Jany 14th was Recd by Me at This Camp on the 17th Inst in the Evening. I generally Get My Letters from Home in 3 Days used to be 4. The Letter to Gen Hospital No 3, was Longer being Delivered.   I Regret Verry Much to hear of Sarahs Decline, I, have no comments to make on treatment; Results in Medicine administered & Results from Diseased action when The System is once Invaded by it teach us two Things positive: to Exercise much care in the selection of Remedies; & Secondly; after the Judicious administration for a Reasonable Time; try The Recuperative powers of the System; & See or watch The Result. Exercising Common Sense to its fullest capacity in Determining Results; and when favorable Results are obtained to Day do not be, too sure of obtaining The Same to-morrow by continuing the Same course may be one Directly, opposite will be most proper. I. Do not.. in the above Remarks allude to physicians but to Remedies only - not to any class of Physicians - You must Barely Missed My Letter asking for money. as money I must have before I. can Leave Frederick in an Independent & honorable Manner - I do not Know how much to call for; as I do not Know how much You have on hand - not having been Informed - all I can say is Send what you can spare be the Same More or Less. Short of 30.$ or if it amounts to that no matter it will not be Lost by Gambling

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Jany 18th. 1863 Mrs A. A. Yours of Jany 14th was Recd by Me at This Camp on the 17th Inst in the Evening. I generally Get My Letters from Home in 3 Days used to be 4. The Letter to Gen Hospital No 3, was Longer being Delivered. I Regret Verry Much to hear of Sarahs Decline, I, have no comments to make on treatment; Results in Medicine administered & Results from Diseased action when The System is once Invaded by it teach us two Things positive: to Exercise much care in the selection of Remedies; & Secondly; after the Judicious administration for a Reasonable Time; try The Recuperative powers of the System; & See or watch The Result. Exercising Common Sense to its fullest capacity in Determining Results; and when favorable Results are obtained to Day do not be, too sure of obtaining The Same to-morrow by continuing the Same course may be one Directly, opposite will be most proper. I. Do not.. in the above Remarks allude to physicians but to Remedies only - not to any class of Physicians - You must Barely Missed My Letter asking for money. as money I must have before I. can Leave Frederick in an Independent & honorable Manner - I do not Know how much to call for; as I do not Know how much You have on hand - not having been Informed - all I can say is Send what you can spare be the Same More or Less. Short of 30.$ or if it amounts to that no matter it will not be Lost by Gambling