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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Near Franklin Ten
July 18, 64
Miss Clara
in ancer to one
of the 12, cold icy breezes must
bee swimming in youd distent streams
July suns can not melt thoses
ice cakes away, how cold then northern
blast are, they chill the blood in
my heated riames
I do not feel like writing
it may git warm by going futher
south, wich probley will halve to
you must excused this
letter, I am not much to write letters
I may bee to fast
from a well known hand
if you can not read this send it back
Clara I received a letter from
you on the 16 and I thought that
you was quite cold in it but it
may be my self that thought
threw cold brain, I do not know
whie but it seemed that evry
word was mend to be cold
you spoke so seemingly that you
did not care wether you wroat or not
but I will ask forgiveness if
I am
[ ? ] wich I am sure that
you will do, you may think that
I am strange in my speaking in
the way that I halve but you
know that if is my way of speaking
Clara do not lay eny thing up on
what I halve written in this letter
I may often think to fast and wont
wait to think twice and inquire in
to the matter, you know my feeling
and sure you can juge hear after
wether it was you that was cold or
wether it was myself that was cold
PS
I received a letter from your father
to day but will wait till
I git more time, write soon
my love we ar haven a good
time hear
[ ? ] garden the rail road
yours with much love
Ira Graves
to Clara Simonds
[On Envelope:]
Miss Clara Simonds
Watransville
Tuscola Co
Mich
