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Fron month to month ore hopes, that an end to the rebel 

 turmoll larrive and and an end to the battief ield (? E.D. ), that 

 peace is unavoidable due to lack of the sums necessary to wage war. 

 But, it seeras, that the news, which come to us are not appropriate 

 to explain the facts, as one f orecast after another is being repu- 

 ted by the facta. In any case, I hope, that you in St. Louis have 

 already been freed from the worst and are well wlth your fanily. 

 With heartlest greetings fron my wife 

 Your devoted 



G. Mettenlus 



(translated from Ger^.a^ soript by Edgar Denison, April 1988 ) 



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