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Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott
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Letter from brothers, Isaac H. and Walter Witherell to
their mother, Eupemia (Scoon) Witherell
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Atlanta Ga Nov 2th 1864


Dear mother I received your kind letter to day that was wrote the 21th
of october and I was very glad to hear from (fold in letter, line
skipped) are well we are both well at present and hope to remain so
until we reach home the stamps were all rite [we] use plenty of them
now.  it has been very rainy for the last three days.  I have got to
go on picket tomorow and hope it has stop raining by morning.  Walter
has been cocking[sp] some peas this after noon but I don't like them
very well.  I almost forgot to say eny thing about them drawers you
sent they

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are just the thing for a solder to have.  We are going to march in a
few days & we have turned over all of our clothing that we can spair.
I do not know where we are going.  We may not go and I hope we wont
for it is very bad wether now but it is only for fifty days and that
is not a great while.  We have four new recruits in our company and a
good meny more in the regiment and ther is not meny sick in our
regiment at present.  I saw Si Mitchel to day he is well and so is rit
more[sp-Moore].  I suppose you have heard that burt price is dead.
Wal have you got eny thing to live on this winter and have you got
keeping for your cow.  Wal I dont think of much to write but I will do
the best I can.  Where is maggie now.  I hav not hurd from her in a
long time but then I suppose she don't care or think much about me for
she has plenty of compney by ______in.  We will be home next fall at
this time if nothing hapens.  Wal I cant think of eny more this time.
give my love to all and write as soon as you can.  good By
From your Sons Isaac and Walter Witherell

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Transcriber's Notes:

Reference to "maggie" is probably his sister, Margaret.

"burt" Price was David Burton Price, son of James T. Price and Zaida
Witherell.

His tombstone inscription in Ossian Center Cemetery reads:
DAVID B.
son of
James T. & Zaida
PRICE
of Co.F. 136 Reg. N.Y.S.V.
He was wounded at
Atlanta,Ga. on the 26
of July and died on
the 18th of Oct. 1864
AGED
20 Yrs. 6 Mo. 28 D