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at that time as my ankle had been
neglected, and was very badly swolen
and inflamed, so much so that I
have been oblidged to keep very quiet
and have had poltices of flax seed, on
it ever since. The sweeling and infla
mation is gon now, and I am in
hopes it will soon commence to heal.
The weather is very pleasent, and not
disagreeably warm, but rather cool for
Baltimore at this season, which is a good
thing for the wounded. Part of the eighth
regt. left here yesterday for home, and
a small portion of them I believe are with
the army in Virginia, But I can't write
a great deel at a time, as it wount do to
let me leg remain in an upright
position long at a time, so you must
be satisfied with short letters, and
you shall have them oftener,
I wrote you Thursday, which you have