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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Head Quarters, March 25th
Co. F, First Mich. Engineers + Mechanics
Camp Harisons Trussel 1864.
To Miss Clark
I take they oportunity of answering
your letter as I was in such a hurrey
before and I did not know much
wat I did day in it but we have
quiet spring hear know peach
trees is in full bloome and has
been for two weeks and everything
is spring like and I injoy my
selfe just as well as I can much
better then I expected but we
are in very great danger we are
guarded by eighteth first Ohio Rige
ment and a very small forse at
that and they rebells has just began
to move for they spring and we are
Building fortifications and I like this
part of they country they best ever since
I left I am very sorry you did not get
my close but I wish you would make
all they inquiery you can about
them one coat one vest one paiir pant
one pair of boots one pair of stockings
two shirts and all ware new I left
them at Detroit Barricks and
gave George Starkweather a order
to get them and he new that I did
not get them for he we went went with
me to get one pair of shoes and I menti
nd them before him to they man that
gave them out of corse I dont want to
loose them I rote for you to see George
Starkweather about sending me a men
watch I want a new watch from
Detroit Silver with a hunting case
dome ware about twenty five dollars
or cheaper if he can get it I want
one that will look very good and I
want him to pay they posttige of it
and get a garrensee and send it to me
with they prise and post all together
I have rote two letters to him and
received no answer from him and
I want they watch as soon as I can get
it about my tools I wish you would
get some one to Oil them all up some
one that does ungerstand them and
tale a inventry of them and send
that to me and lend no one anything
of them tell them that is your Order
and besure not to do so and pack them
up as nise as they can and as close +
if they chest will not old them get
a small box for they rest for I intend
to wise them again and take care of
them for they are was the more then they
money to me for they want of tools I
know wat it is and if any one wants
to buy they places you tell them
that they are for sale for I think that
I never shall life in Northville again
but I dont know proberly sercam
stances will alter cases and when you
send they childrens likenses dont
send them in a case for I can get a case
here and I will send mine home as
soon as I can I would of sent it home
when I ware in Nashville but I had
no money so I could not do it bu
I dont want you to send me anymore
post stamps unless I send for them
I rote to Starkweather to send me one dollar
worth but I did not get them yet I have
be paying five cents a pease for them
and about they shirts dond you make
any till I day so for I have just got some
new ones but I wish you would get
me a firstrate house wife and fill
it with thread needles shears and get
a nise one or do not send any one I
would be very usefull proberly Miss
Wheeler would make you one and you
can send it by they post and you
take it in thy office your selfe and
get it stamped so you can pay it
for we can get nothing unless if is paid
through for they throw our letters of they
cars we keep a mail boy on they cars
all they time for such work and if
any thing is not paid it will lay at
Nashville Post Office till Paid
[On Envelope:]
Ann Clark
Northville
Wane Con
Mich
