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This transcription has not been verified by Special Collections Research Center Staff. Please also consult images of the document.

2   September 26th 1861  3

Washing ton City

My Father

I let you
know that wee ar all
well at present time
and I hope youns
ar the same
and further I let you
know that wee left
Harrisburg the 21 day
of September and wee
hat bat lug on the
[sant?] one train son
agoin ours and kild
three man and six
ar barly wounded
it is out one care
clere of the trag and
boath trains was full
of solgers [?] but
thare was none of


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our man hurt in
our comnay and the
ingenere got one leg
cut of and thay say
he don it a [?-crossed out]
porbes he was a
sesession and that
hapent 6 miles on
the otersite of
Baltimore and wee
hat[crossed out] said 24 ours thare
then wee came one[crossed out]
too  Washington citty
and further I let
you know that thare
was a battle here
with in 8 miles
wee hert them [firing?]crossed out
fireing and seen the
smooke and our man
wig[crossed out] whipt the reples
in a short time
the first fire our

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man mate the reples
[?] and wee [?]
[I?] [?] a man ome got
a leg shot of and
another an arm and
the reples got 90
kild that is [true?]
annuf for thare was
        here
too man I  that was
in the battle
[?] and further I let
you know that the
[?] talk is now that
we hat to go too
missura next week
yesterday     I dount know
wheter weel git of
or not but I exbec
that wee at[crossed out] have to
leeve her before long
for it is full of
solgers ar [sount?]
Washington Citty tomara

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and I l would
like to know wheter
you hert any sing
from [?] Edward
latly I would
like to here from
him so much from
your son Franklin
and Emanuel
I and answer this letder
as soon as you receved this

Direct you letder
to Washing ton City
49 Reg ment  [?]
in care of Cap
McCay