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Frank Malcom letters, 1865
1865-04-06 Page 01
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Hd.. Qrs 7" Iowa V. V. Inft Goldsboro April 6" 1865 My dear Wife I Received Your Kinde letter of the 20 & 21st.. of March Last week and would have answered it immediately but was not able, # I did not mention in my last letter to you that I was badly poisoned, thought at that time that it was not worthwhile to mention so small a thing, but since then I have Concluded that it is no (small matter) to be poisoned." I have been sick with it for six days, this morning is the first time that I have had a pen in my fingers since the 2d.. of the month, my hands & face have both been badly swollen, was blinde with it for one day & night am much better now my face is almost will but my hands are verry sore and are yet badly swollen, could not get anything
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Hd.. Qrs 7" Iowa V. V. Inft Goldsboro April 6" 1865 My dear Wife I Received Your Kinde letter of the 20 & 21st.. of March Last week and would have answered it immediately but was not able, # I did not mention in my last letter to you that I was badly poisoned, thought at that time that it was not worthwhile to mention so small a thing, but since then I have Concluded that it is no (small matter) to be poisoned." I have been sick with it for six days, this morning is the first time that I have had a pen in my fingers since the 2d.. of the month, my hands & face have both been badly swollen, was blinde with it for one day & night am much better now my face is almost will but my hands are verry sore and are yet badly swollen, could not get anything
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