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Gizinia
Sisters Rest Home,
Alexandria.
Monday-morn.

My dear old Al.

I received Belle's letter dated Sept. 6th a few days ago & thank you all very much for kind thoughts on my birthday but you will know by now, how I spent it. But I am very thankful to know I'm so well. I have been expecting a letter from Charlie but suppose he has been too busy to do much writing, hope he will get a commission before he returns to duty and is improving quickly. A number of our brave boys are leaving this morning for the Dardanelles. They are a very cheerful lot and very anxious to be in action. It makes us all very sad.

Well, I'm having a glorious time here – had a bad time with poor little Sister Nott, the one who came down with me. Last Wed. we had to get Col. Tweedie (the doctor) to see her, she had a very bad head and a high Temperature. Anyhow about 3 a.m. Thursday-morn she had a very bad turn & did not improve much, so Friday the doctored ordered

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