Letters from James Murtagh, item 28
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We have the Captins brother serving as a
private with us he is on the card with us
he is the third man in the third row
from the bottom on the left hand side
he is behind me but one that is his brother
our captin in the center. In our hall we
have a Russian a belgian and the rest are
scotch + english. I am now the only irish
man in the whole lot; they never call me
anything else only Irish even the seargent
calls me by that name had you any
letters from frank lately if I get to
know any-one here that would receive a
letter for me I will rite to him I could add
on I am shifted to Edinburgh You could
tell him in your next letter that the firin
shifted me. I think I will now Concl
ude. Hoping yourself + Mary are
enjoying the best of health.
I remain
Your Fond + affectionate
Brother
James
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We have the Captins brother serving as a
private with us he is on the card with us
he is the third man in the third row
from the bottom on the left hand side
he is behind me but one that is his brother
our captin in the center. In our hall we
have a Russian a belgian and the rest are
scotch + english. I am now the only irish
man in the whole lot; they never call me
anything else only Irish even the seargent
calls me by that name had you any
letters from frank lately if I get to
know any-one here that would receive a
letter for me I will rite to him I could add
on I am shifted to Edinburgh You could
tell him in your next letter that the firin
shifted me. I think I will now Concl
ude. Hoping yourself + Mary are
enjoying the best of health.
I remain
Your Fond + affectoinate
Brother
James
-
We have the Captins brother serving as a
private with us he is on the card with us
he is the third man in the third row
from the bottom on the left hand side
he is behind me but one that is his brother
our captin in the center. In our hall we
have a Russian a belgium and the rest are
scotch + english. I am now the only irish
man in the whole lot; they never call me
anything else only Irish even the seargent
calls me by that name had you any
letters from frank lately if I get to
know any one here that would receive a
letter for me I will rite to him I could ...
on I am shifted to Edinburgh You could
tell him in your next letter that the firin
shifted me. I think I will now Concl
ude. Hoping yourself + Mary are
enjoying the best of health.
P Ruman
Your Fond + affectoina
Brother
James
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We have the Captins brother serving as a
private with us he is on the card with us
he is the third man in the third row
from the bottom on the left hand side
he is behind me but one that is his brother
our captin in the center. In our hall we
have a Russian a belgium and the rest are
scotch + english. I am now the only irish
man in the whole lot
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