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Wise-Clark family papers, December 1864-February 1865

1865-02-05-Page 04

Blows any body up. That she mus blow untill Sams male agent up first. I have filled my part of the contract, and if the letters are not forth comeing I am not to blame. I would like to know whether those Oysters that you got wer good ones or not and when you ate them. we get some in the shell once in a while. I have been trying to Learne Lide to eat them raw dont think I will accomplish it. She makes rather a sorry face at them, Says that she will never eat any more any way. They are scarce and high here now, from the fact that the river has been frozen up so long, and we have no other meanes of communicating with the Oyster region than by river. The 28 armey Corps from the armey of tennasee was lying here and a bout Washington for several days, But started down the River to day in transports. The olde seamer Atlantic that used to carry the Mal from New York City to Liverpool was a mongue the number of [wats?] that cleared from this place. She is a Monster in Size. I was a board of her while she lay at the Dock at the foot of King St. Llide, was Down to see her, one day this last week. Just tell Sam Clarks sister Jenny what ever her name is that we us and Co have not been to the sawmill yet, to have one of them crying mashines cut out, as for our bringing home a minature Soldier, well I guess No cant find any in Dixie. Might bring home an unbleached a merican. Spect Uncle Abe could spare one and have Plenty left

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Blows any body up. That she mus blow untill Sams male agent up first. I have filled my part of the contract, and if the letters are not forth comeing I am not to blame. I would like to know whether those Oysters that you got wer good ones or not and when you ate them. we get some in the shell once in a while. I have been trying to Learne Lide to eat them raw dont think I will accomplish it. She makes rather a sorry face at them, Says that she will never eat any more any way. They are scarce and high here now, from the fact that the river has been frozen up so long, and we have no other meanes of communicating with the Oyster region than by river. The 28 armey Corps from the armey of tennasee was lying here and a bout Washington for several days, But started down the River to day in transports. The olde seamer Atlantic that used to carry the Mal from New York City to Liverpool was a mongue the number of [wats?] that cleared from this place. She is a Monster in Size. I was a board of her while she lay at the Dock at the foot of King St. Llide, was Down to see her, one day this last week. Just tell Sam Clarks sister Jenny what ever her name is that we us and Co have not been to the sawmill yet, to have one of them crying mashines cut out, as for our bringing home a minature Soldier, well I guess No cant find any in Dixie. Might bring home an unbleached a merican. Spect Uncle Abe could spare one and have Plenty left