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Regiment: 6th Michigan Cavalry
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washington
tues 13 1863
my dear friend kate
I take my pen in hand
to let you know that I
am well and hope that
this will find find you
the same I seen gorge
powers the other day
he got a leter from Sarah
the day be fore he was
here and it was the
first that he new that
Sam and I was enliste
d he is in the hospitel
but he is well he has
bin tere a bout four
months he stayed here
all nigh and we had
a nise time when
I first saw him I
dident hardly now him
and he all most shook
my hand off bil beckwit
h came over here a week a
go last sunday he was
well and looked helthy
and
[ ? ] we hav some
of the tallest times that
you ever saw we dont
get old dalmers geese
but we get som body
all els one night a lot
of us went one nigt
and one of our shargent
went into the house and
2 shilings
of worth of cake
eg white we got 5 dolers
worth john wisner was
growling because he dident
get any letters he says
he has roat 8 or 9 leters
and hant got any yet
I had the best break
fast you ever saw I had
a chunk of salt pork
and bred I wish you
would send me som
milk for we cant get any
here but we can get
som chalk and water
tel your father that he
must not beleve what
he heres in the eagel
for it is all a ly we
got two papers the
oter day and a corden
to them the rebels
about whiped but
the rebels are a whip
ing us all the time
giv my respects to all
so good by yours truly
fred to kate
hand this to kate
[On Envelope:]
Mrs B Hamilton
Kent Co
Grand Rappeds
