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Richmond .V .A .January .22 1865
My dear Partha I now Seat my Self
once more in truble to drop you
afew lines to let you no that I
am well at present hopeing theas
afew lines may find you and my Sweat
daughters all in good health my dear
I am trubled worse now then I was
when I volenteard I have no news to
rite at present only this . I wont
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you to go to my farthers and get
fifty dollars and give it to . Mall .
Crowel . me and Daniel borrowed
fifty dollars from him to come
home on and now he is got afurlow
and he wonts the money . and I
heard that we will not get paid
off no more til the war ends So I
must close by asking you to rite Soon
John .H Hartman to Partha .L. Hartman
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Mall will be at home about
wednsday