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McDowell family papers, 1857-1863
16_1861-08-19-Page 02
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we are all in good health and good spirits except John vanatta is sick and is at the hospital at st. louis., one of our Co went up to se him yester day he is not any better, I was out in the country yester-day and got some nice peaches and apels they are nearly all union and very clever to they give the soldiers all the fruit they want it is healthy here now and tolerable cool for this time of year we can sleep with one quilt over us quite comfortable we got our blankets yester-day and we are sending our old quilts home we have to sleep out of doors as we have not got all our tents yet
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we are all in good health and good spirits except John vanatta is sick and is at the hospital at st. louis., one of our Co went up to se him yester day he is not any better, I was out in the country yester-day and got some nice peaches and apels they are nearly all union and very clever to they give the soldiers all the fruit they want it is healthy here now and tolerable cool for this time of year we can sleep with one quilt over us quite comfortable we got our blankets yester-day and we are sending our old quilts home we have to sleep out of doors as we have not got all our tents yet
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