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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Sunday May 31/63.
Dear Brother
I have not much
news to write to day but I will
do the best I can. I suppose you
have heard long before this that
wh we had a melodean but for
fear you h that he letter get
mi carriid I will describe it-again
I-
[ ? ] case use wood frame
pronounced by Prof.
[ ? ] to
be an excellent one. For spoke
about Lillis and me having a good
time again to the reading circle
I did have a very pleasant time
when I went but I staid late
that is until eleven oclock so I
cannot go any more this summer
but wait until fall he only said
I couldnt go any more this summer
In Mason preacher Byrnix
Brewers funeral surmon out to
Alpine to day He
[ ? ] let a
rake fall on his hand and one of
the teeth went into his hand quite
a ways it troubles him considerable,
We sent you a box last
Wednesday which I hope you will
receive I also sent you in a letter
a fine comb. I have been expecting
Ezelia here all day but she does not
make her appearance. On the fourth-
of July there is agoing to be a
balloon ascension by Prof. Azers.
Last night I staid all night
with his Deca
[ ? ]. We have had
a great many flowers but most
of these are out of blossoms.
The
[ ? ] has string most
of the plumbs. He shall have
considerable may strawberries if
there is half as many strawberries
as there is blossoms. We have
some new neighbors on our sides
of us a
[ ? ] miles he keep a furnishing
store below the
[ ? ]. Charley W.
sent you a letter in the box. Addie
received the book you sent her and
was very much pleased with it. We
receive the Nashville Union Regular.
Sarah and Mary were up to see me
yesterday, for the 3rd time since you
went away. Dont you think we are
very friendly. Ezelias time is out to
[ ? ] Wilders and she is going out
serving at 3 shillings a day I guess
we will hire her one day this week.
Mrs Burten is out to get her
things and they are picking up the
house looks as naked as can be. You
know all the furniture and every thing
belongs to her I expect L & N will
be over here to
[ ? ] in our
[ ? ]
new theres is gone. We expect to hear
good news from Vicksburg and
Murfreesboro before long. I have got
a new hat trimed with white
ribbon and black velvet. Oh how
I dislike it but it is all the fashion
and so what is the difference. The
mesqustos mosquitoes are getting to
be quite troubesome. The fire man
had a grand review last week
Miss B. B. has gone out in the
country she sent a box Charley
before she went. My dishes are
waiting for me to wash them so
I must hurry and finish. You
say that you have a great many
minerters at Nashville I suppose
that you had rather had
[ ? ]
mason them all the rest
[ ? ]
has been most sich for the last
three or four days I suppose that
his De Camp being here
tirered
tired his out. Give my respects
to G. O C. and excuse bad writing
for I have written this letter in
a great hurry. Give my respects
to all my friends
and believe
Annie Currier
[On Envelope:]
Arthur W. Currier
Co. I 1st Mich Eng + Mech
Nashville
Tennessee
