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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
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Louisville ky Aprile the 8, 1864
Dear brother & sister I take this opertunity of
Wrighting you a few lines to let you
Know how I am I have not ben
Very well lately but feel better
Now one doctor said I had the
Chronic bronchitis & this one hear
Says it is the chronic pleiursey but
I guess they dont either of them know
& I hope when this reaches you it will
Find you all well I received a letter
From Ellen Iner while at Knoxville &
Answered it but did not stay long
Enough to git a answer
[ ? ] I
Was sent to Nashville & from there
Hear & I dont know how long I shall
Stay hear perhaps all summer & I may
Not stay a week but wright everyday
soon as you git this & let me
Know what you & all the rest
Are a doing
[ ? ] hear to day but
the grass is up quite big good feed hear
2
I want to know where mother is & how she
Is & if you hear from charles
[ ? ]
& how they are I heard betsey was verry
Sick & how oliver gits along & why he
Dont wright to me & how you all git
Along & if you all hav as mutch trouble
As ever with each other I hope not eneyway
I should wright oftener but I havnot got
But this invelop & 1 more sheet of paper
I hav not ben payed yet I wrot to
Maranda for some stamps while at
Nashville but came away before it
Was time for an answer so I suppose
They will go thare & I will never git
them & she sent me some money
While at knoxville but it would
Not go hear nothing hear but green bucks
is good but I shall git pay next
month if I stay here then I will
Wright often so you must not
Wait for me to wright for I
Should like to hear from you every week
3
So you will hav to pay the postage
On this but I hope the next one I wright
I can pay it myself well alford
I hav seen some hard times since I
Left home I come pretty nigh
[ ? ] at Knoxville during the seige
I will tell you all abought it when
I see you again but I am further
North now & git good fair hear but
If I could be thare I could
[ ? ] myself eaven better than I do
Hear well I suppose you hav got quite
Well acquainted with Mrs pickle by this
Time & I cant say how meney more but as
For me I am light but would rather
See my Old gal & little girl than eney
Baddy I know of well how does oliver
perform around the
[ ? ] now you
Must tell him it dont pay it is played out
if you when you see maranda tell
Her I am well I wrot to her the other
Day well I shall hav to close for this
time
The doctor has ben around &
Prespribed some milk punch for me
& then I git it I will drink your
Health I will close hoping soon to
Hear from you I still remain yours
&c from Hiram Libby to
Mr & Mrs Alford Hunt good by
Direct to
Mr Hiram Libbey
Brown Hospital Number 7
Ward Number 8
Louisville Kentuckey
Put that all on & it will
come be here & put all on
