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Wedderburn[[?]] Oregon Teritory Feb the 13 1898 Dear Father I now sit down to inform you that I am well and I hope these few lines may find you so two I have awful news to relate to relate to you Brother Andrew[[?]] has been murdered by the Indians the [[?]] and Doc Whitmand and Wife Eight others the governer has ordered out five hundread volenteers thare is a bout four hundread menstread in to servis we have had one or two litle skirmishes in one fight they wounded one of our men he is recovering very fast thare was from seven to twenty of the enemy killed When we get out of provision we eat more meat Col Gilam is Commander I think the Mother Country has forsaken her Children we are very poor every man has to find his frein and [[?]] I would like to heare from you and I received a leter from Isabel that Capt John Findley brought throu this last season I cannot come in this year I never expect to find a country that will agree as well withe me or this one for what is thare that a man can come pare on this earth with health I am hear solitery and a as it respected lonenions but am in the midst of friends veen in this Army and I feeal as if I wished to a venge the death of a kind and good Brother that was cruelly murdered by Savage Monsters the Geuse Indians with some other small tribes who taken armes against us

Wedderburn[[?]] Oregon Teritory Feb the 13 1898 Dear Father I now sit down to inform you that I am well and I hope these few lines may find you so two I have awful news to relate to relate to you Brother Andrew[[?]] has been murdered by the Indians the [[?]] and Doc Whitmand and Wife Eight others the governer has ordered out five hundread volenteers thare is a bout four hundread menstread in to servis we have had one or two litle skirmishes in one fight they wounded one of our men he is recovering very fast thare was from seven to twenty of the enemy killed When we get out of provision we eat more meat Col Gilam is Commander I think the Mother Country has forsaken her Children we are very poor every man has to find his frein and [[?]] I would like to heare from you and I received a leter from Isabel that Capt John Findley brought throu this last season I cannot come in this year I never expect to find a country that will agree as well withe me or this one for what is thare that a man can come pare on this earth with health I am hear solitery and a as it respected lonenions but am in the midst of friends veen in this Army and I feeal as if I wished to a venge the death of a kind and good Brother that was cruelly murdered by Savage Monsters the Geuse Indians with some other small tribes who taken armes against us