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Regiment: 1st U.S. Volunteers Sharpshooters
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Love
Grand Rapids
June 14th 1865.
My Dear Husband.
I received two papers
from you last night for which please
accept thanks, but that letter does not
come yet. I guess it will this noon.
To day is the day of Dan Rice big show
but it is a bad day for it. it has
rained hard all the morning and
I see no signs of its stopping yet.
I guess it is a pretty good thing for
their horses look nicely. they went
by here this morning. they had about
one hundred horses. nearly all grays.
and they looked splendid. I guess
they keep them well. Evening
Yours of the 8
th and 10
th with papers. I received
to night. thanks. how glad I was to hear
from you my darling. you are my darling.
are you not. all my own. how sweet it is
to know I can call you mine. If I could
only make myself worthy of you. but it
seems as though I never could. you seem
so noble and good to me. how I wish you
could hold me in your loving arms to night
would I not be happy. happiness is no name
for it. it would be bliss.
I suppose “Artie” is with her husband
to night. he is in Detroit and she started
for there this morning. I suppose she is
happy. or ought to be. but I believe there
are other things she cares more for, than
she does for him.
Joel Guild is at home again on furlough.
they say he is not well, but I guess he is
not very sick.
To morrow is rent day and I expect
Mr. Mann will be here early in the morning.
he is always on time when there is any thing
to be made by it. June 15
th
I was sleepy last night and did not
finish this and do not feel much like
writing this morning.
You ask if the oldest one of Bernards
children isn’t like what was reported
of her last fall. I think she is but think
she is as good as her mother. none of them
know any-thing.
It stopped raining long enough for me
to go to the post office last night but is
pouring down as hard as ever again this
morning. I am glad to see it for every
thing was suffering for it.
Love and much kisses,
Your loving
Wify.
[On Envelope:]
Lt. Gardner B. Clark
6
th Regt. 1
st A.C.
Washington
D.C.
