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Giv my love to Freelove and
Charly and Nathan tell nathan
that I hate to dispute his word but
if I ever git out of this I show
him the diference he had better in
gay his custimers for I may giv
him a flop before he thinks of
it I want Charley to rite to me if
he knows whire Henry Caperin is
he belongs to East Greenwitch
and he scedadled from Fredrick
the time of the Battle and thay hav
told that thay cetched him
and I want to no tell Charly
to tell his maman that She must look
out or we will hon him out hear yet
how goes the boys talk a bout the
war that has got home do they
like it tell Stephen A Harington
and Henry Pears that thay dint
not cum out further nuf to no whether
thay liked it or not I dont wish
them no hurt but I wish thay had
gorn once to Fredrick hights with
us I had a letter today from
Ruth thay are all as well as
comon the Sight is good for
plenty of fighting and if enny