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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Historical Figures:
Grand Rapids Feb 21st 63
Captain Fox Dear Sir I take my pen
in hand to fulfill my promise to
you I arrived home on Saturday knight
after I left you all safe and sound
with out accident but some body had
started the story that I was taken prisoner
and, they had it well
[ ? ] when I
got there I sent your Butter knight
before last could not find a
[ ? ]
allready packed that I would send
to you any way so I bought it that
was packed in cracks and took it up
to your house and your wife packed
it and she thinks it is all first rate
only the crack that is on the top
the best is in the botom you will
think strange that is is not full
perhaps I took the butter and
[ ? ]
up to your house one day and the next
knight I went after it and there was not
time then to go and get it to fill it
up and the going is verry bad so I thoug
I would let it slide there is 98 ½ lbs
I gave your wife 20 dollars of the
money and payed 9 shilings for
[ ? ]
and payed 14 cts for a part of the
buter and a shiling for a part and 5
dollars and 60 cets each
[ ? ] charges and
have got some 20 cts left I heard nothing
from my Boy until 5 days after I got
home then I got a leter from him
he had got out to Anappolis M. I
his arm is about healed up but he
says he is verry weak he says they
have had plenty of hard fare was
kept in Richmond prison for some time
Knight of your Redgiment is there
with him so you see he is not dead
they took them over 1600 miles as far
south as Florida tell Mr Richmond that
I went and saw his wife and she seems to
be geting a long finely feels much beter
than he does she says, she thinks it is
the best way to look on the bright
side and lines in hopes of his returning
home all right your women are all
very patriatick they want to see you
as bad as you do them but they dont
feel as though they wanted any disgrace-
ful compromise as some of our northern
traitors are in for we have to hear some
talk that makes ones blood boil, but
they dare not do any hing but
talk if they do we can take care
of them in a hurry I think we can
take care of all northern traitors
and spare some men to to help you
down there yet you cant think what
eagerness there is to get the news from
your army down there tell Lieu
Herkmen that I went to look after
valice and they sayed it was forward
ed the day before tell Lieu Hess that
I have not seen his wife yet to talk
with hur about them
[ ? ] sent
hun thing, to hur and have not seen
Woodland yet so I dont no what they have
done about his Butter I shall see him
soon I have been very busy ever since
I got home tell Lieu Bastes that I
I am his wife last friday knight and
that she is all wright tell Mr Richards
that I have not seen his wife yet as
I had an opertunity to send all their
things to them on that side of the river
Mrs Richmond would have no help about
sending his things to him she thought there
was nothing but what she could do or
well as any body tell McKenzie that
I took his letter to Danniels myself
and h sayed he would see that all
was wright tell Colonel Inis that his
interest enemys feel to take all back
that they have sayed or done if he
is doing his duty to his men and
his country for they wish to do
nothing to mar the peace of any
[ ? ]
Patriat which I tell them he is I
have marked out your
[ ? ]
for a good many since I got home
give my love to al the boys and tell
them that I thank them for their
kindness to me while I was there and if
any of them wants any thing done for
them here that I can do to write me and
I will attend to it and the same for your
self yours truly E M Knaph
it is a verry cold day today but no snow I want you
to write as soon as you get this
[On Envelope:]
Captain PV Fox
Co D, First, Michigan
Engineers + Mechanics
Nashville
Tenn
