States that he wishes his sister would become a volunteer nurse. Includes a note to Augustus regarding his school. Transcription: Ironton, Mo. Dec 8th/61 Mrs. Martin, Respected Friend, I received your Letter dated 15th of last Month, asked Julia M. to mention it to you told her supposed it was no use of writeing to both at once and I had to write to her at that time to inform her of the safe arrival of the Box she was kind enough to send me, and you know the Ladies are said to be good hands to distribute News, but being in one place I have not had much to send myself. You ought to be kept pre
States that he wishes his sister would become a volunteer nurse. Includes a note to Augustus regarding his school. Transcription: Ironton, Mo. Dec 8th/61 Mrs. Martin, Respected Friend, I received your Letter dated 15th of last Month, asked Julia M. to mention it to you told her supposed it was no use of writeing to both at once and I had to write to her at that time to inform her of the safe arrival of the Box she was kind enough to send me, and you know the Ladies are said to be good hands to distribute News, but being in one place I have not had much to send myself. You ought to be kept pretty well posted on Military matters as you are pretty well represented in the Army by your relations, in a circumstance of which I daresay you are proud of as any patriotic person may well be, if a War for Liberty is not justifiable then none is, both my Sisters thinks I am foolish for putting myself in my present position, Hold my Sister in Philadelphia I should be glad to hear of her being a Volunteer Nurse in Washinton[Washington], but she has not yet took my advice says she would gladly come and nurse me if I required her, am very thankfull have not needed much nursing so far, hope this will find you all in good health, although at all times health is one of the greatest blesings we can have, it is particularly so to a Soldier, would much rather stand my chance in Battle than in a Military Hospital, we have lost two more of our Company by death since last writeing to G. Mumpower, hard times or not it appears you still find time to attend to your Flowers, and do a little visiting some times have some thought of seeing your Flowers next Spring but of course in my present business it is uncertain when I shall be, or which World we shall any of us be in, Death will be sure to overtake us sometime, and somwhere and since Life is so uncertain, it is hardly worth while to get to fond of things here to make it hard for us to leave when our time comes. I occasionally correspond with
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