Dear Friend It is with Pleashure I take the oppertunity of writing you a letter As my Husband1 became Acquainted with you In Washington. And He Has took So much time And pleashure In telling me of you. And How kind you were to Him that you Seem to me Almost Like a brother. And I Have often thought of writing to you. William Received Some papers From you yesterday Which we All take great pleashure In Reading And, Aspecialy those Poems you Have written. they Are Splendid. their is a Preaspeterian Minister Liveing with duk_am.00024_large.jpg my Sister who takes great Delight In Reading those Papers His Home Is In Philadelphia His Name is David Myrdock2
Well you Said you would Like to visit Howard Lake. I wished you would for I do believe you would get your Health Hear We would Be Happy to Have you Visit us, But we are Poor.
We have found out what the Privatians of life is Since we came west we Came Here For williams Health He was very Healthy Before he went to the Army. they Sent him home From Washington withe the fever He Meet his Brother In one mild of Home He Passed By him as He would a Stranger He did Not know Him He Has Never Received Nothing From the government. I think He Aught to Have a pentian .. I thought I would Ask your Advice duk_am.00025_large.jpg And Asistence In trying For A pentian .. I will Send you His Discharge you will Please give me your Advice. tell me if you think He can get a pentian And How to get it.......... &c.. We are Ecpecting a letter From you their Has been two Letters written to you Since we Received Any Answer one was sent the first of June & one Since3
I see In the papers you Sent, Reports From Camden of the, 4, day of July their was a Sabath School Picknic Here. My Mother & Father was their My Mother Is very old I dont Suppose She will Be with us on the 4 day of July In the Comeing year
Well I hope you will get your Health Better, you Will Please Excuse this
My Best Wishes to you From your Comrades Wife Jane StansberyPlease write Soon duk_am.00026_large.jpg Jane Stansbery Howard, Lake Wright Co. Minn Please write Soon
Correspondent:
Jane Stansberry was the wife of
William Stansberry, a former soldier whom Whitman had met in Armory Square
Hospital.