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Charles Arad Gates letters, 1861-1863
1862-02-04 Charles A. Gates to Mr. & Mrs. Arad Gates Page 3
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have nothing to do now but keep clean. Mother you wanted me to be careful and keep clean. I wash every week as regular as a wash woman. Lewis and I wash Monday. We washed 6 shirts 6 pair of drawers. We washed some for the other boys so mother you see we can get out most as big a washing as you can there. We all have got 4 shirts 4 pair of drawers, and 4 pair of stockings, 2 pairs of pants 2 shell jackets, 2 caps pair boots pair of gloves, I have got 6 shirts 4 pair of drawers my shirts and drawers that I drawed first are as good as new most I have drew 4 pair of stockings besides them I brought from home. We have got our knapsacks full now. I wish Lon could be here it would be easer for him here it is pretty
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have nothing to do now but keep clean. Mother you wanted me to be careful and keep clean. I wash every week as regular as a wash woman. Lewis and I wash Monday. We washed 6 shirts 6 pair of drawers. We washed some for the other boys so mother you see we can get out most as big a washing as you can there. We all have got 4 shirts 4 pair of drawers, and 4 pair of stockings, 2 pairs of pants 2 shell jackets, 2 caps pair boots pair of gloves, I have got 6 shirts 4 pair of drawers my shirts and drawers that I drawed first are as good as new most I have drew 4 pair of stockings besides them I brought from home. We have got our knapsacks full now. I wish Lon could be here it would be easer for him here it is pretty
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