Pensacola Sept 15th /64

Well Father
I recd your leters last night
dated the 18th & 30th & the money in
them I was glad to hear from you
& the wrest of the folks
My health is gitting better
now I have been wrather slim
as I wrate before Maguire
is pretty sick he is in the
Hospital Huntons boy is dead
& Emery I have wrote about
them a number of times
I wrote to Mother the other
day so thare will be no need of
my writing mutch this time
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the boys from our way as
ageneral thing are gitting
along well the boys here are
troubled with the scurvy agreat
deal we cannot git enny vegeta-
bles unless we buy them ourselves
if we could only have vegetables
it would prevent the scurvy
I have no news to write this
time I git all of your letters
I think, I never have wrote about
my sheep & wool I want you
to keep the sheep do what
you are a mind to with the
money you get for the wool
they talk some of sending our
sick all home on furlows
I hope they will it would be
the best thing they could
do
I had a fresh fish for dinner
yesterday it was good I tell
you we have got 6 boys out
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fishing now, tell Mr Quint
Frank gits letters from home
ocasionaly & papers to, I have
not got but two papers yet
I want you to send them often
I dont think of enny thing
more to write so I will close
good by from you son

Ezra Getchell

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