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Assistant Quarter Master's Office,
Head Quarters 2d Div., 6th Corps.

Sept. 7th 1863.

My dear Mother:

I intended to have
written thee yesterday, but was
unable to sit at the desk long e-
nough to do it. I did not think
it worth while to employ any-one
else before to-day; and now I rejoice
in being abundantly able to do it
myself, though I cannot answer
for how I may be to-morrow.
I will explain. The Head-ache
of which I wrote Ann proved to
be the forerunner of a Splendid
Chill, which lasted over an hour
yesterday afternoon. I took an
Emetic (Tobacco) after I got over that,
and have taken Quinine, freely
since, and if I am to judge by
my feelings to-day I am comming
out all right, but to-morrow may
make me tell another story.