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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Charlotte Jan 4th, 63
Dear Parents
I must say for the
first thing that I am sary that I
have kept you so long in suspence
by my neglecting to wright it
was not intended But it comes as
though I never had so much to do in
my life I hope that I have got thro-
ugh the worst of my harde work for
I have got my hous cleaned and burcher
ing don Sarah is a better now I thin
k than she has bin in a year I think
her poor health has orignated from
an inbargoment of the splean
it has bin so large that it reached
from the ribs to the grine and
half way acrost in front and was
very hard I am using
[ ? ] oil
and campor gum on it now
It is six weeakes sence Louisa comencd
her school she likes it well and they
like her
I She sed she would write
to you but the holidays brought
so meny things that she has neg-
lected it but I think she will
soon. she went to a party Christmas
and Newyears We had a Christmass
tree att our Cherch I helped what
I could to get it up it was a
beautiful thing and contained all
maner of things the Children all
had something L G and E had each
a nice book Mr Williams had
a donation last tuesday which we
all attended except Lousa it was
a very plesent time he received about
seventy dollars it is harde times every
thing that we have to sell is lo but
we be to what we have to pay
porke is onely too and 2 ½ cents live
beaf 2 and three dressed but tea twelve
and foreteen shilings leakes 25
[ ? ]
from 25 to 35 and every thing in proportion
We have a nuf to eat we have put up
three hogs and three quarters of beaf
and plenty of cabage and some opels
yet I staide at home newyear and
wash in the forenoon and had compeny
in the after noon but I thought of
you often and wonderd whare you
all wair and if togeather I fanced
Caroline at home I wante you to
tell me when you write how you get
along and how you get your wood and
if you no what the reason is that
the Girls donte wright to me eny
more and tell me what Laeretia
has new this winter and all aboute
things I heard by the way of Jake
Rafter folks that Leafette was taken
prisner I have not the he was releaced
Olde Mr Rafter has bin hear this
winter I had a letter from Alse
Roath a short time sence she said
they wair all well but that
Spencer and Charles Goodale ware
boath dead Charlie died in the armey
with the tyfoide feaver
Samuel sends his love to you all
and all enquiring friends and said
he wishes you was hear he said if
Pa had eny good blacksmith to
spair he should send them hear
for it harde worke to git horse
shod for the money the men have moste
all gown to ware I don’t know of eny
news at present that is worth
writeing it takes three fat hogs
to pay our taxes this year we are
all well and hope to hear from
you soon and hear that you are all well
Jeannett Arnold
