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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
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In Camp Near Clains Cross
Dec the 21 1863 Monday Tennessee
Wall Sina I just recived a letter
from you and was glad to her
from you Sina that ring you
sent me is just rite for my
little fingar it is quite a present
Sina the name on it is what I like
Sina I hant got anything to send
you but my love and respect
and thanks for sending that
Invelop all rite for it is a grate
help to me Wall Sina we are a
gain to drow some pay and I will
send you some it ant much
for I cant drow all of my pay
her but When I drow the rest
then I will send some more
O yes I am well and tuff
as a bare I ben in some tite
places I tell you but never
[ ? ] that
O yes Sina I was over to see
Uncle John Wiser and Clark
John Daibendorff Ame and
George is left back Clark is the
same as ever he was her yesterday
and staid all Day to more I am
gain to see them a gain it
seems Natul to see them we expect
a big fite her and if We whip
them out then I think this ware is
a bout don with Sina keep your
nose cleen so when I come I can
kiss you without any trouble this is
talk ant it Sina I sent you
a letter last week but I will
keep on riting if you git them
all rite and if you dont all
the same this pen is worse
than no pen the news her is
good I am all rite if I dont
git shot Sina give my love
to all tell Lidy I think of her
and hiram and feel a shame for
not writing
to them but I cant git
paper in this part of the
world I want to rite to
saley and Jake tell them to
rite I want to her from
them a tell father and
mother larabee I think of
them all the time Sina
I think it will a big bargan
for Me to enlist in the reglars
a hundard dollars if
you think it ant best I
wont so I must close for
the present rit soon as
you git this so Good by
Sina tell Dany I would
like to her from him if he
thinks any thing of a poor
soldier Who is far from
home in a distant lands God
knose what will be come of me
I dont care for I got and
pee I am suffering to pee
I send this by mat the
lutenan water he is
A fine man Sina
Drect the same
as usual this is
from A H Wiser
to L M Wiser
My Girl
kiss them
babes for me
Lisa hurbet
to
