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February 8, 1862 Camp Baker M D Dear wife I wrote to you the 20 of last month and got no answer as yet which leaves me uneasy not hereing from the childrn or how the ware getting along in the shincough. Also I rec'd a letter from you dated 20 of January and on that same day I rote and send you in the letter a receite of 10 dollars that could be got…

Camp Baker January 20. 1861 [i.e. 1862] Dear wife and children I set down to write a few loynis to ye hoping it will find ye in good health I main to inform you that I have been sick this two weeks and is not able to do my duty but I how I this day is much better than usul. I got a bad cold and in acount of way of sleeping we have here it turned in…

Co. C 11 Reg't Mass Volonteers Camp Baker January 9, 1862 Dear wife I rc'd your letter on last week which gave me garat pleasure to hear that you and the children was in good health after the Crismas which this leaves me in good health thanks be to God for his [---------] to I have a cold and a slight cof this pas week but I hope I will get over…

December 2 1861 Camp Baker Charles County Mary Land Dear wife and children I rec'd your letter on the first of the month which gives me great pleasure to here the children was in good health as this laves me in at present thanks be to God for his mercy to us all. I hope Mary and Marthur is improving in their [school] Be sure to keep good shooes…

November 14, 1861 Camp Baker Budds Ferry Hookers Division Mary Land Dear Wife and children I pen those few loynes to ye hoping I will find ye in good health as this laves me in at present thanks be to God for His blessing to to me. I main to let you now that I sent you a letter [with 8 dollars] by the Mayor Whighman of Boston. I suppose he will…

Camp Union October 22nd 1861 Dear wife, After a long abcince and uncontintmint of mind I got a few moments and I sot down to write you those few loynis hoping it might find you and my children in good health as this laves their father in at present thank be to his Maker for it. I should writ to you swooner only your temper was out of order when I…

Allexendrea July the 16 1861 Dear wife and children I take my pin in hand to write those few loynis to hoping it might find you in good health this [laves] me in at present thanks be to God for His blessing to us all. I should write before this only that win we come to Washington we expected to lave [iverry] day. So we left Washington the 13 and…

[Grandma Wright to Grandma Bruen whenGrandpa W. died]Brooklyn 1-4-1865My dear FriendThy kind and sympathetic letter is just received, heart-felt expressions of sympathy as I know thine to be are always grateful to the sorrow stricken and particularly from those who have passed through the same bereavement, and felt that their sun had indeed been…

Dayton O. July 1st 1864 Mrs Luther B. Bruen Madam At a meeting of the members of the Montgomery County Bar, held in the Court Room in the City of Dayton, this June 25th 1864, the following Resolutions were passed by that body; "By the will of Providence Major Luther B. Bruen, another of our cherished friends and brethren has been called to…

[letter head: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Adjutant-General's Office, Boston,]Sept 11 1861Mrs Bruen Dear Madam Several months I had a letter from your husband asking me to find out if I could a look containing the History of Family in Charlie Co Engled* in which was an account of his family. I found it and a few weeks ago I had it copied and sent…