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Mrs. Whipple saw that painted picture of that I am not in love (either in a small or great
Helens last evening and she is very much pleased degree) with a fair one in St. Peter or any where
with it. If Helen would like to sell some of them else. [ed - St. Peter, Minnesota was Brown’s
I can write to N.Y. [West Point] and try and find home town.]
a house that will purchase but I suppose her in- We are about 5 or 6 days travel from San Fran-
structor will know better than any one else. I think cisco. Do not know when I will get there – came
she should take lessons, even during [school] term very near it a few days ago. Ft. Klamath is East
time if she can do so and keep up with her stud- of the Coast . . . and 7 miles north of Big Kla-
ies. We will not have to go campaigning this win- math Lake.
ter – at least that’s not the way things look now, Rained today and the snow is going off.
and the papers seem to think that we will have Yours affectionately
no war this winter though a few weeks ago they W.C. Brown
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thought that was imminent. 2 Lt 1 Cav
Glad you like the Tic Tacs. The word “Tic Judge Advocate
Tacs” is the “short” for Tactics at W.P. [ed - Brown was obviously proud of his re-
I am kept quite busy every day for when I am cent promotion to Judge Advocate as his script
not busy with the duties of Post Adjutant we have is in larger, sweeping letters here.]
drill or target practice to occupy the time. We
have just rec’d for “L” Co 100 lbs of powder, Fort Klamath, Oregon
th
10,000 bullets plus primers and are trying to January 30 1899
make our own ammunition as we also rec’d a [loose letter]
reloading apparatus. After firing we save the
empty brass shells and then reload them. Dear Mother:
Yours affectionately I did not receive a letter from home today but
W.C. Brown will write a few lines any how and enclose $20.00
P.S. I will send by this mail a Harper’s con- for your self & the girls. Pa needn’t send that
taining a picture of my “first fight.” Please pre- change with the stylographic pen as the Paymas-
serve the same. Won’t you please get the Table ter disbursed $1100.00 in one & two dollar bills
of Rates of Insurance from the Agent of the N.Y. here the other day and I got $100.00 worth of
Life Ins for me. Don’t say anything to Mc Mann change myself, all in new, crisp bills.
about it – for I am not certain that I will change We are through with our Gen. Court Martial,
Cos. and I am glad of it, one night I was up until after
It is not necessary to direct any letters to Co. 12, another until after 1 and another till after 3
“L” except when I am in the field. W.C.B. o’clock in the morning making out the proceed-
ings and this after working hard all day taking
testimony, examining witnesses and acting asrd
Fort Klamath, Ogn. Jan 23 , 1879.
prosecuting attorney for the Gov’t.
[loose letter]
Well it is after 10 o’clock & I will close. Please
acknowledge receipt of the money.
Dear Mother and Sister Grace,
Yours affectionately
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Your kind letters of Jan 12 & 13 rec’d. I
W.C. Brown
notice what you say in regard to the brevity of
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2 Lt. 1 Cav
my letters but you will have to excuse me as I
am just now on an important Branch of Survey
and am also Judge Advocate of a Gen Court
Martial to convene tomorrow or next day and
consequently have all that I can attend to.
I am very sorry that I cannot attend your Sil-
ver Wedding, but Army matters are so unsettled
that we can hardly make any arrangements about
leaves or anything else at present. Don’t under-
stand Frank R~’s cabalistic words but assure you
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