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Sister Nancy & Excelent one it was to I answered it & also wrote one to Wesley. The day was a very pleasant One. Health quite Good I am writing this Seated at the Root of a Hickory Tree in the Woods & the withered Leaves are falling a round me. how pleasant it is to take a walk in the Woods in an autum day. It Reminds me of that Fatheres Home. the Home of my Youth But we to must wither & Fade a way to Our mother Earth in the autum of our Liff

Thursday Oct 13th/64

Cleare today with quite a coole breeze a stir God Bless this day & Our Lives to his use. Every thing passed off untill a bout 100 PM when all at Once The Rebls from the Oposite Side of the River comensed to Shell our camp We Soon packed up & got Out of Range Cruix Command was Soon Ordered a cross to Rekanoiter. We did so & found them in strong force. Our force

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