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& its reverse, and felt some fears of an-
other relapse, but am, now over the ef-
fects of it, somewhat. The letter thee
writes of as urging me to resign, reached
me, after being sent to the 4th Regt.
[underline]twice[/underline], so I think thee will mistrust the
reason of its neglect. What shall I resign?
I have no [underline]Commission[/underline]; only an obligation
to serve our U.S. till he is out of his
troubles; this is not considered [underline]resignable[/underline]
& I must wait my time. Thee says not
a word of Isaac; where is he? Some of the
men the names, as going to [Perley?], are the
very ones I would like to see drafted &
I am sorry they have gone. Poor Jerry & wife!
I did not know Melissa was sick till thee wrote
her being [underline]better[/underline] & the same of [Jay?]. What ailed [him?]?
Cousin [Hulda's?] paragraph is also clothed in
mystery. Give my love to all the friends. I
would write to Aunt Paulina, but my other
met with no response so I cannot venture.
Please write soon, as you, at home are not the
only ones, who like to [underline]hear[/underline]. Thine W. B. Stevens

To Mother