Examples Of Informal Letters

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I hope you and uncle Jim are doing well and are in good health. I write this letter to inform you that I will be joining the Union Army. Things here in Maryland are chaotic since the Martial law took place, many people are angry and feel there is no need for the President to call for martial law, but I absolutely understand where he is coming from, desperate times call for desperate measures. He is thinking strategically, if, for some reason, Maryland decides to secede, the District of Columbia would be surrounded by Confederate states which would make it an easy territory to take control of. This situation is frightening and as you know, I am not fond of situations where I feel useless and helpless, thus, I made the decision to stand up for

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