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Got to camp; has three horses to take care of; has been too busy to write until now; roads are bad; cannot get to Uncle's; Charley is sick with the chill fever; will write again the next spare minute.

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Going to Mr. Chipmond's in the evening which is next to the colonel; uniforms have come; plans to go out to Uncle Joseph's next Saturday if the roads are better; gets paid $25 per month; if he becomes train master like the man Roberts, he could have $60 per month; Charley is getting better; one soldier has died; has order from Racine to St. Louis and from St. Louis to New Mexico; has not written to Mother or Father.

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Received Susan's letter of the 27th on the 4th; went out to Uncle Joseph's on Saturday; roads are very bad; has stormed all day; does not think that the army will move this week; if Susan comes down, she can board at Mr. Chipmond's; wants Susan to take the five o'clock train so that he can meet her; Uncle's folks want Susan to stay all summer; Charley is more well; has no more time to write.

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Made it to Camp Randall safe and sound with the secessionists; health of the regiment is good; rebels are suffering and dying from dysentery, about 6 to 12 a day; takes care of the quarter master's horse; wishes to be back at Camp Utley; gives his love to Uncle, Aunt, and Monroe; will send money soon.

Scope and Contents Has not heard from Susan in a long time; in good health and so is the regiment; secessionists are not doing well, with 350 in the hospital and dying every day; has not gotten his pay yet; boys had a fight with a merchant; Charley is back to full health and got a letter from Hattie; folks are well and Father talks of coming down after planting season; Dwight Root and a man named Sage deserted on the 6th; there is a $5 reward if the deserters are caught; Susan is not in good health; encloses...

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Received Susan's letter of the 9th; glad to hear Susan is getting along well; does not see any prospect of coming down; does not object that Susan go to Milwaukee; secessionists are dying off fast; wants to come home in June or July; wants to know if Susan received the letter with $2.00; secessionists got caught trying to escape.

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Going to Uncle's today; got to Uncle's on Saturday morning; folks are all well; stayed at C. Peck's Friday night; Robert McFerson is to work for Uncle; Uncle's health is good and keeps Jim; Whitney lives here but his time is up this month; going to Racine; will be home this week.

Scope and Contents Has arrived in Platte County, Missouri and at Uncle's; caught a bad cold on the train but should be all right; arrived on Wednesday at noon; folks are all well except the housekeeper for Uncle; 7th child in the family was born on Tuesday night; snow is on the ground; neighbors are friendly; visited a neighbor and received apples; good country for fruit trees; has not decided whether to live there or not; has seen a good place in Kansas City and Leavenworth; expenses were $35.78; snow fell...

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Received Susan's letter of the 1st yesterday; glad to hear of her health and is better himself; likes this city very much, but it is a hard place for business; property costs much; plans to go to Leavenworth and Weston next; will come home soon or send for everyone; tell Chandler this is a good place for teaming; land costs from $60 to $100 per acre; wants Sue to settle up her business through John Kellogg's help.

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Has written three letters but still no reply from Susan; instructs Susan on what to keep or sell of their things; J. Kellogg will help Susan with selling items; will not be back until fall; tell Father that there are two small farms, one with 60 acres for $2,200 and another with 50 acres for $1,500; thinks of Mary every day; asks if Mary would rather sign the contract with him or with Gene.