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McDowell family papers, 1857-1863
12_1861-10-11-Page 02
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of the measles so we will stay here a week or may be more the regt is at Birds Point N B we have got our Uniform or only part of it I mean to say we got one monkey Jacket one pair of briches one pair of socks and Cap knapsacks and Canteen it is not near as good an equipment ass the 8 regt got they got 3 Coats viz Over Coat one dress Coat and fatigue Coat 1 pair of pants 2 pair drawers 2 pair of socks 2 shrts 2 blankets knapsacks haver sacks Canteens but the best joke on the washington Rifles is the guns they got they was old pumken slingers made in the year one they was old Rusian Muskets they was as mad as the duchman was in the battle, they started from here wednesday morning out west some place we dont know where We expect the 11th Regt here to morrow or next day moores Co belongs to it I got two letters from Town to day one from James Randolph and one from Aunt sarah stewart the folks are all well about Mead ville nothing strange from there Aunt says she expects to visit you
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of the measles so we will stay here a week or may be more the regt is at Birds Point N B we have got our Uniform or only part of it I mean to say we got one monkey Jacket one pair of briches one pair of socks and Cap knapsacks and Canteen it is not near as good an equipment ass the 8 regt got they got 3 Coats viz Over Coat one dress Coat and fatigue Coat 1 pair of pants 2 pair drawers 2 pair of socks 2 shrts 2 blankets knapsacks haver sacks Canteens but the best joke on the washington Rifles is the guns they got they was old pumken slingers made in the year one they was old Rusian Muskets they was as mad as the duchman was in the battle, they started from here wednesday morning out west some place we dont know where We expect the 11th Regt here to morrow or next day moores Co belongs to it I got two letters from Town to day one from James Randolph and one from Aunt sarah stewart the folks are all well about Mead ville nothing strange from there Aunt says she expects to visit you
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