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Regiment: 1st Michigan Light Artillery
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Mayfield Aug 6th
Dear brother and sister
it has been a long time since
I have written as many as 2
leters to but have received
no answer I wrote to you
some time before Dear mother
died nety tells me you did
not get it I was sory for
that I wanted you to see her
befor she died she died with
a firm trust in god see
[ ? ]
to long for the time to come
we miss her very much
I will send you a lock
of hair cant you and Net
come out this fall my
children have grown some
since you some then Jesse is
as tall as his father Rosa is
my hight and Olive is taller
John is you will get your
family group picture
[ ? ]
and send to me I will send
you our Rosa I married
and lives 17 miles from
here
[ ? ] has married a real
nice fellow his name is
Walter Naghtengale
thare is not mutch sickness
around here now thare has
been a case of small pox
a few miles north of us
we have had a very rainy
week lots of grown wheat
we have not heard from Elias
or James in quite a while
I should like to see you
all please write with soon
love to all sister Debby
[On Envelope:]
Mr John C. VanMarter
South Sodus
Wayne Co
N.Y.
