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William Elmer Thorp correspondence, 1846-1868
1861-07-12 William E. Thorpe to Alfred Thorpe Page 4
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some for me The other day I met a classmate from Oberlin who was in my class there he is now a Clerk in the Patent Office and we had a very good visit he invited me to call on him when I came down to the city again and see him I wrote a quite a no. of letters to Mina the other day and suppose you have got them and answered them before this The Sheldon boys are all well and both on guard to day I suppose I shall be on tommorrow unless there are a quite a number absent from roll call if there are they will be put on as extra duty we have now 12 men on guard from each Company making 120 on guard every day I am quite well at present and hope you are all the same You will excuse poor writing as my knee has to serve as a desk and I am in a hurry for supper is nearly ready. With best respects and love to all I remain Your Affectionate Son Wm. E. Thorp A. Thorp F. Thorp
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some for me The other day I met a classmate from Oberlin who was in my class there he is now a Clerk in the Patent Office and we had a very good visit he invited me to call on him when I came down to the city again and see him I wrote a quite a no. of letters to Mina the other day and suppose you have got them and answered them before this The Sheldon boys are all well and both on guard to day I suppose I shall be on tommorrow unless there are a quite a number absent from roll call if there are they will be put on as extra duty we have now 12 men on guard from each Company making 120 on guard every day I am quite well at present and hope you are all the same You will excuse poor writing as my knee has to serve as a desk and I am in a hurry for supper is nearly ready. With best respects and love to all I remain Your Affectionate Son Wm. E. Thorp A. Thorp F. Thorp
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