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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Historical Figures:
Monday Afternoon Dec 26th ‘64
Dear friend Nettie,
Your kind
and welcome yet unexpected letter has
been recieved and perused by me
I was very glad indeed to hear from
you by the way of a letter and
improve this my earliest opportunity
to answer it We done our ironing
this forenoon don’t you think we were
smart to get it done the Monday
forenoon I will tell you how we came
to be so smart we washed Saturday
Seibbi has just washed the dinner
dishes + Martha is writing a letter
I don’t know who too but I
suppose it is so some of “Uncle
Sams” boys I think it would be
just like her dont you well
Nettie I suppose you have heard
before this that we have conclu
ded not to come home during
vacation so your folks need not come
down on purpose for us although
we would have no objections to
their making us a visit and we
would like firstrate to have you
and Thommy come and see us
if you could as we learn that
your Teacher has given you a
vacation too, we should have
come home with the young folks
that were down to see us Friday
evening but Martha did not like
to go so far in the cold for it
makes her so lame if you do come
down or your folks will you go up
to Mrs Frosts and get my crutches
and bring them down here for
Martha for the Dr says he can
help her much faster if she
does not bear much wright on
that foot and the cold weather
makes her rather tamer than
usual if you don’t come perhaps
our folks will and you can send
by them we expect to have a
real nice time staying at home
this week Mary has been down
to see us and she scolded us
enough to pay up for our not wri
ting to her give my love to all
the little girls I think of them very
often and would write some to
Saty &
[ ? ] if there was school so
you would see them when you see
them till them that I would like
to see them very much and would
like to have them come down here
I will now draw this letter to
a close hoping we may see or
hear from you soon. From your friend Mariette
We are well + may this find you all the same
