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Regiment: 6th Michigan Cavalry
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March the 4 1864
Dear Father Mother Brother & Sisters
I am well and hope that
these few lines will find you
injoining the same blesing
what is the reasen that
i cant hear from you i
have not had i letter from
enny one yet and don’t
exspect to is ant afford
to write letter and than
git no ansre to them i
sone of the boys has pade five
cents for a postage stamp
so you see that it cost
something to write a letter
but i hope that you will
anser this amigaly and let you
know how you are a getten
along because i am getten
anser to hear from hear hear
i have ben hear four weeks
to night and not got a
letter yet oh how losen i
git some tines when i think
of you all at home how
anses i am to hear from
some of you can not some
of you write to me cant
you all send your litness
to me i will send you my
litness the first chanse i git
to git it taken i cannot
think of enny more to
write Mother if i ever some
home again i hope to find
you all theire and if not
i hope that you will all
pute your trust into your
heavenly father and by the
grace of god i will mete you all
theice wheice therse is nor more
saldone nor no more dyeing fath
we have preacher hear every sabb
and peace meeting onse a week
you think i suppose that i don’t
go to them but i do with all
my heart so good bye wirte soon
direct to grovernet hospittle
Elrander Verginnia
[ ? ] Mich
Calary
[ ? ] no 4 number 128 a soles
[On Envelope:]
Mr. J. U Jessup
Matherton
Ionia Co
Michigan
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Andrew S Jessup
Andrew S Jessup
[ ? ] Hospital
