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From Demerest D. Hunter to his grandmother
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                                    Camp Federal Hill
                                    Baltimore, Dec 25th, 1861
                                    
                     Dear Grandmother,
                                 A Merry Christmas
                     and hope you may live to see
                     many of them.  I received your
                     letter a few days ago and embrace
                     the first favorable opportunity to
                     anser it to let you know I am
                     well and have lived to see a
                     very pleasant Christmas day, as
                     the sun shines beautifully and
                     it is quite warm, a great change
                     from yesterday and the day before.
                     We have at last got in our new
                     quarters in the barracks and it
                     is very comfortable indeed with a
                     fire and completely sheltered from
                     the weather, much different from
                     being in a tent and no protection
                     from the wind and cold.
                     
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                     Mother sent me in *** bag a
                     nice comfort which came very
                     handy to me and was of great
                     benefit.
                     Robert Walpole one of the 3d N.
                     J. Reg fro Scotch Plains was
                     to see me on Sunday and staide
                     over night.  He had been home
                     on a furlough of 9 days and
                     was just returning to duty.
                     There is nothing of any importance
                     going on in Baltimore, the s***-
                     sionists having cooled down &
                     do not dare to own they are such
                     a person, in fact I have never
                     met but one man that owned
                     up to it and he was drunk
                     & in spite of the bad name
                     which the city bears, it is much
                     quieter & peacable than N.* ever
                     was or thought of being.
                     Only 4 companies of our regiment
                     
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                     have been paid off and they
                     were paid while we were in
                     Accomac Co, so I cannot pay
                     you money as yet but will do
                     so as soon as I receive it.
                     How does Grandfather get along?
                     I hope he will recover and
                     once more get the use of his
                     limbs.  Give my love to all
                     the folks and enquiring friends
                     write as soon as convenient to
                         Your Affect Grandson
                                  Demarest
                                  
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