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dear in asking you from this
distance to be as careful as you
can to avoid unnessary [unnecessary] [underlined] danger.
It is bad enough that you have
so much of it that is [underlined] necessary.

It is a holiday today Lincolns birthday
& special thus laid upon it an
account of the Liberty to all which
is being urged every on -- ie [i.e.] to subscribe
liberally --- Alameda went over her
quota days ago --- but S.F. is behind.
Ther [there] is a little too much [underlined] peace talk
it is thought. ie. [i.e.] some people fancy
peace so near that, they think it
nuccessary [necessary] to buy the bonds - but