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Frank Bruen Nokesville Va March 23 1864 My Dear Frank: I was sorry to hear you had hurt your finger so badly. It will soon get well if you are careful not to hurt it again. How is your rocking-horse? I have not heard a word about it since I left home. I hope it has not been broken yet. Has sister Mary learned to ride on it? She is much too little,…

Nokesville, Va Feb., 24, 1864 My Dear Little Daughter: You know that I can not be at home now, and it may be a long time before we all can live together as we used to. But while I am away, I can write you a letter now and then to help mother make you a wiser and better girl. I was pleased, when at home last to see that you were still fond of…

Nokesville Va. March 1864 My Dear Little Daughter: Your mother writes me that you were pleased with my first letter and appear disposed to profit by the advice it contained. I am glad to hear this and shall write to you with great pleasure as long as this is the case. Should you live to the first day of September next, you will be ten years old.…

Nokesville, VA March 24/64 My Dear Daughter: Since your mother writes me that you have received my last long letter and are pleased with it, I have set down to write you another. I shall love to write, as long as I find that you try to follow the advice I give you. It is all intended to make you happier and better, but if it does you no good…

Nokesville Va. April 26 64 My Dear Daughter: I am going to write you another letter today; it will perhaps be a long time before I can write you again, and it may be that this will be the last you shall even receive from me. This might, indeed, be said of every letter one writes, but we do not often write so strong a probability of soon being in…

On Board Steamer Baltic New York Harbor Sept. 18th 1863 My Dear Wife: I sent you a note yesterday, to let you know I was on my winding way. When I wrote we expected to leave yesterday; we failed to do so, however, and shall probably not get off till late this afternoon, which gives me another chance to drop you a line. I have packed up my things…

Steamer Baltic Chesapeake Bay Sunday Sept. 20th 63 My dear Wife: Here I am again at my Sunday business, but in an unwanted place. We left New York on Saturday morning about 6 o'clk, passing Fort Hamilton at seven. We fired ten guns and dipped one flag, but *heard* no reports save from Church's store, the flag being dipped three times. The trip has…

Tompkin Square Sept 17 1863 My Dear Augusta, I sail to-day on the Baltic for Alexandria Va. I did not get a letter yesterday, so it will have to be forwarded. Love to all. Write to me soon. I shall reach it in five or six days I suppose. Goodbye. LBB

Camp in Tompkins Square New York US August 30th 1863 My Dear Daughter: I am going to write to you again to-day, be-cause I hope my letter will reach you on your birth-day, although you have not yet answered my letter, written to you ever so long ago. I am afraid you are not trying very hard to learn to write. Your mother writes me you are not going…

Washington March 3rd My dear Wife: I arrived here this morning safe and sound and "on time", ready to take a part in the "wild hunt for office", which has now fairly begun. Nothing of any importance happened on the way. I had as pleasant a trip as I had any reason to anticipate. Everything is in a whirl and no one knows what a day may bring…