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to Richard H. Jackson

He writes that he is going to a masquerade party soon and last Monday he went to a surprise party.

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to Richard H. Jackson

Martha congratulates him on his promotion to 3rd Lieutenant. He also writes that another young lady said she was proud of him but he can't remember her name.

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to Richard H. Jackson

She has sent him a picture of herself.

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to Richard H. Jackson

She does not like the fact that he called her "handsome" in his last letter.

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to Richard H. Jackson

She writes that she is learning to skate. She tells Richard also of an incident in which she and other visited a soldiers' camp. One of the soldiers was drunk and insulted her.

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to Richard H. Jackson

She is glad he was not injured by the recent bombardment. She describes her Christmas which they spent with Richard's parents.

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to Richard H. Jackson

She hopes he comes out of every battle safe. Currently, she belongs to a linting party that meets three times a week to scrape lint for the wounded soldiers.

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to Richard H. Jackson

She describes her New Year's Day which involved a mouse.

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to Richard H. Jackson

She says says she thinks the North will lose every battle. The other night she wore a Secessionist flag pinned to her chest and a man took it off and threw it in the fire. It was meant to be a joke, of course.

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to Richard H. Jackson

She describes a Mr. White who accompanied her home from a party.

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