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  Mrs. Jane Stansberry July. 1874. Mr Walt Whitman

Dear Friend It is with Pleashure​ Pleasure​ I take the oppertunity​ opportunity​ of writing you a letter As my Husband became Acquainted with you In Washington. And He Has took So much time And pleashure​ pleasure​ 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​ pleasure​ In Reading And, Aspecialy​ especially​ those Poems you Have written. they Are Splendid. their​ There​ is a Preaspeterian​ Presbyterian​ Minister Liveing​ living​ with   my Sister who takes great Delight In Reading those Papers His Home Is In Philadelphia His Name is David Myrdock

Well you Said you would Like to visit Howard Lake. I wished you would for I do believe you would get your Health Hear​ Here​ We would Be Happy to Have you Visit us, But we are Poor.

We have found out what the Privatians​ Privations​ of life is Since we came west we Came Here For williams​ William's​ Health He was very Healthy Before he went to the Army. they Sent him home From Washington withe​ with​ the fever He Meet​ Met​ 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​ Ought​ to Have a pentian​ pension​ .. I thought I would Ask your Advice   And Asistence​ Assistance​ In trying For A pentian​ pension​ .. I will Send you His Discharge you will Please give me your Advice. tell me if you think He can get a pentian​ pension​ And How to get it.......... &c.. We are Ecpecting​ Expecting​ a letter From you their​ there​ Has been two Letters written to you Since we Received Any Answer one was sent the first of June & one Since

I see In the papers you Sent, Reports From Camden of the, 4, day of July their​ there​ was a Sabath​ Sabbath​ School Picknic​ Picnic​ Here. My Mother & Father was their​ there​ My Mother Is very old I dont​ don't​ Suppose She will Be with us on the 4 day of July In the Comeing​ coming​ year

Well I hope you will get your Health Better, you Will Please Excuse this

My Best Wishes to you From your Comrades​ Comrade's​ Wife Jane Stansbery​ Stansberry​

Please write Soon   Jane Stansbery​ Stansberry​ Howard, Lake Wright Co. Minn Please write Soon