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William Elmer Thorp correspondence, 1846-1868
1861-07-12 William E. Thorpe to Alfred Thorpe Page 3
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can turn us over to the United States for the whole time we were sworn into the state service and some say they cannot so I dont know how it will be (nor do not care much). Felix has been sick and the Capt. is making out his discharge to day so I presume he will be at home before a great while he talks some of going by water to New York City and then home and I shall probably send some letters by him. You wanted to know whether I wanted anything you could send me there is nothing I now think of unless it is stamps which are rather hard to get hold of here now as we are not allowed to go out of camp and the franked ones we cannot get only once and a while but if I can get out of camp I am going to try to get R. E. Fenton to frank
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can turn us over to the United States for the whole time we were sworn into the state service and some say they cannot so I dont know how it will be (nor do not care much). Felix has been sick and the Capt. is making out his discharge to day so I presume he will be at home before a great while he talks some of going by water to New York City and then home and I shall probably send some letters by him. You wanted to know whether I wanted anything you could send me there is nothing I now think of unless it is stamps which are rather hard to get hold of here now as we are not allowed to go out of camp and the franked ones we cannot get only once and a while but if I can get out of camp I am going to try to get R. E. Fenton to frank
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