After the laps of over 8 years, & to let you know
that your memory is yet fresh in my mind; I am mooved
to write you this letter—I Came to this state
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after being discharged from the Army. My health is not good & has not been since I was in the
army—My family is well, & children going to school. Our chances & advantages of school
has been limited very much untill
within the last 2 or 3 years—but is developing rapidly—our
state has at present a large school fund. I often think of the Blackbery
Wine you gave me & all the kindness which you shown me1—I would love to write to the Doctor2
but have forgotten his name, if you remember his name & address
Pls
give them to me—I will not prolong this letter not knowing whether it will
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be received or not—I yet retain your Photograph with care—Hoping
to hear from you soon
Correspondent:
William Stansberry (1837–1906), a native of West Virginia,
was a Sergeant in Company A of the Third West Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War. He later
moved to Wright County, Minnesota, where he and his wife, Jane Drusilla Cochran Stansberry (1837–1920) settled on a farm.
The couple had at least twelve children, and the family was living in Howard Lake, Minnesota, a few years before William's death.