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Regiment: 1st Michigan Infantry
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Canton May 28 1861
i recived your leter to
day and was glad
to here from you and
here that you are well
but was very sorey to
here that george was
sick your leter stated
that he was giting beter
i hope that by the time
that you git this he
will be up and a round
i want you to be very
carfrel with your self
and tell george and
Murey to due the same
we are all in good helth
at presant we think a
bout you all ourbey
we have plenty of trats
here
halt went to ypsilanti
and begun with his
stuff and they give
him 15 minits to live the
sity the had to start his
boots tell the boys all
to write to some of us as
oftan as they can we
are a goin to rais
at sa youning flag
at Sheldons Sevntieday
we all shal be glad to
have youall return in
good helth i have just
finished planting corn
this morning your rigment
has the prays in every
paper your mother wants
you to write as often, as you
can tell Murey to send
some wourd too no more at
present M D Baker. P Baker
Dear Brothers and Husband
Thomas I was very thankfull for
your kind words of satisfaction to me
I was very glad to her you was all well
but very sory to here that George was
ill but i feele beter to here he was beter
than he was but tell him to put his
trust in the Lord I have bin quite ansious
to her his mind about his sole Thomas
give your hart to the Lord he has promes
to help those that trust in him tell Mery
to not forgit my
[ ? ] to him for if i never
meet you again on earth i want to meat
you in heaven you have my prars daly the
Lord has promest to anser prare Thomas
i want fi you have a chanse to talk with
George tell him for me that if he writes that
i want him to let me no his mind
and if he is ready to die if the Lord
sese fit to call after him tell him that
my trust is in the Lord and i am well
little dwelly has got a quite a bad hile
on his chin it makes him qite
[ ? ]
[ ? ] was down home friday last and was
well Father wants you when you write
to tell if all the boys all the
[ ? ]
you must be very very careful of your
selfs take good care of your health tell george
to keep up good couredg and trust in the
Lord he will do all things well you must
excuse my bad writen and speling for
i am very much esated and bubled
i can harldy tell how to make my
leters i want you all to write often
my prere is that you may have good luck
and all retur to your hapy homes on earth
and be prepared for a beter world so good by
from your affectionate sister
Lany E Baker
