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NARA 295

as I am cripple 
I has one leg off dont get any penson
I lost my leg in 1871 from wound contraction in the Army and I got to have another [[strikethrough]] anp [[/strikethrough]] antapation and to write soon no more at present 

Morgan Ashford

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-15 15:08:43 Missing NARA #, missing line of text, missing strikethrough notation ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-15 15:14:06 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-16 11:43:21 The man writing the letter says he has to have another amputation, and already has one leg missing.