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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
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June the 16 1864
Waterloo City
Thursday Eve.
[chewed away] Cousin Frone
I recived your welcome letter some
[chewed away] would have answered it before but I
[chewed away] to get my picture taken before I answered your
letter. Frone I know you felt bad when you
wrote to me before on a count of Perrys death which I am
very sorry indeed about
I cant think that it can be that
Perry is dead but alas how our poor soldiers die off
in the army. if not in battle they die with disease
Frone I have not had but oneletter from Lila since
I came home and that came the very day that I came
home. three weeks ago last Monday I sat right
down and wrote Lila a good long letter and have
never recived any answer why not I cannot tell
you say that Aunt Cherry is geting better I am glad
of that. I hope that I may see her again before
[chewed away] leaves this world for abrighter one.
Cos why cant
you and Lucina come out here this summer how I do
want to see you and so does Emelie if the cars
run right through I should get on to day and see
you before I sleep But that little if is always in the way
Friday Morning
Well Cos. I will proved to find my
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[ ? ] was taken with avery had fit last
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8 oclock and then he hid the hardest
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came out of the fit and I
[ ? ] went to
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him until this morning at 4 oclock and the got
up little after 7 for Willie woke up and of course
he wanted Mama and now I am so sleepy
that I cant hardly see the lines Emelie has just
rocked hers to sleep poor little thing.
How is Jake tell Jake that I want him to bring
you out there this summer tell him that I want
him to come and see me and you can come to
see Emelie. what do you think of that.
Well Frone you must excuse a short letter this
time for I feel very bad indeed after I send my
letters to the Office then I will sleep. My picture
will come with this.
Write very soon and [ ? ]
to be yours Truly, Lydia
Emelie sends her best respe-
cts to yourself and Husband
and would like very much
to have you come out here
this summer now I shall
look for your
[ ? ] Jakes
picture in return for mine
please send them remember
I want Photographs
