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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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HEADQUARTERS
Co F, 2
nd Reg. Michigan Volunteer Cavalry
Camp, at Salem, July 27th, 1863
My Dear Aunt Emily,
I received
your kind letter of the 16
th it
found me in the best cind of health
and was very glad to hear that it
left you the same I am glad to
think that I am thought so much
of as to have you write to me. I have
often thought that I would write to
pop. but
[ ? ] I never knew where
to direct to
[ ? ]
[ ? ] for me so I have let it dwindle
along untill now. And now I hope
that you will excuse me for so much
negligence wont you Aunt Emily
if
you will I will try and do the
best that I Can if you will continue
to write to me I will keep you posted
as well as I can of what we are doing
well now Aunt Em ha ha how
funney that sounds to me it is just
about as you said little did I think
two or 3 years ago that I should have
the honor of calling you Aunt, but
it is so and I am happy to have this
honor of calling you Aunty. and I
hope that pop can or will live happily
once more and I am glad to hear that you
are so happy. to. but I don’t see why
or I finely will ask you the question
now don’t term me
[ ? ] as every
inquisitive, but how did you come to
marry Uncle Prospen I cant see for my
part how he now dont get any
[ ? ] with me
an dont mind what I say for I dont always
mean what I say for you know that I
would alway say what I was a mine to
[ ? ] Aunt how are all of your folks
be they all well and kicking how is Hat
and those other two girls I have forgotten
their names wont you please tell oh faney is
one and Sherlot is the other, now Lattie
was always a favorite of mine in fact
I all waysed cinder like fanny and Hattie
was allways or at least I always
that she was the best looking Girl in
the neighborhood. but I guess that I will
Stop such nonsense as that and try and talk
some sence if it lies in my pocket to do so well
Aunt when you see them first give your Mother
my best respects and well wishes and the Girls
At first tell them that old George hasn’t forgotten
them yet wont
[ ? ] and that a few lines from them
would be very acceptable to me. tell them that
I will answer their letters as well as I can but
be shure and dont let them see this miserable
writing and meby I can fool them ha ha
they neednt be afraid to write to me because I
am married because I have not got one that is
jealous, and she is just as fine a little
peice of flesh that was ever wraped up in Calaco.
that is I think so at any rate I received
a letter from her this morning. She was
then well and enjoying herself as finely
as She could considering that I am away
from home. Well enough of that on this
what is Uncle Pop a doing this
Season and why haint he wrote to
me I believe that I wrote last and I
be darned if I will write to him unless
he will take the pains to drop a few
[ ? ] lines
to me Well I guess that I wont tire
your patience any longer. So I will bring
this to a close by asking you to acept my
love and excuse all bad writting and spelling
and write – Soon as you get this and
of oblige your ever true and afetionate
Nephew George W Fullington
Direct to
George W Fullington
Co. F 2nd Regiment
Michigan Cavalry
Nashville, Tenn
