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Letter from Uphema Witherell to sons, Isaac & Walter
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Ossian, May 7th, 1865

Dear Sons I will try and write a few lines and let you know that I am
well at presant and hope those few lines wil find you and Walter well.
I received your joyfull letter dated April 21th.  how glad I am to
hear of your coming home.  I cant tell you how glad and happy I am
when I think of seeing my brave boys at home once more.  tell Walter
to be a good boy and save his mony for maggie has used all that fifty
that he sent home

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I went to Geneva last february my uncle payed my fair their and home
again so you se it cost me nothing to go onley the trouble of going.
Well I wll tell you all about it if wee liv.  Weill I hav moved agin.
I live betwene John Shays and the post office.  John Witherell was
hear yesterday, they ar all well.  John Penock was hear to day they ar
well.  Well I cant think of eny more this time may god spare you to
come home and then we can talk and that will be better tan to write be
good boys
from your mother to Isaac and Walter
                               Uphema Witherell

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