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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Head Quarter, Febuay 15th
Co. F, First Mich. Engineers + Mechanics
Camp 44 N..N.. W R R 1864.
To Miss Clark
I received your letter to day which
I have been looking for this last week
back very anxious I rote to George
Starkweather yesterday to ask ware
you ware and to losons to day I
could not tell ware you ware and
I could not rite in Detroit to
have you come or I should of like
to seen you very much but
I could not do it at all I wanted to
tell you all about it and every thing
I left Detroit with out anything and
after I got in the Barricks I could
not get out at all and they said that
we ware to start everyday we had
a very rough
[ ? ] and hard fair
till we got to they regement and I
am working at Waggon making so
I think that I shall received my
full wages per month and they say
our regement is the largest in field
and I can rest my time very well if
I do know how the children is right
and I wish you would get Docter
I swift to Vaxenated William Henry
I have been Vaxenated but it did
not take for we have had several
deaths here and I heard of Miss Peakes
jol by before your letter reached me
direct from Northville Mr Starkweather
agreed to a tend to her case on
the seventeenth of next month I
told him to send me the notice and
I would sign it if required
[ ? ]
[ ? ] that I
[ ? ] him five dollars
I say that it is a lie I borrowed
2 dollars got that scarfe and chicken
got to Perm and Demand they tell
and he shall have is money that
I say so tell them that I consider to
be honest while I am riting I ware
cold out to
[ ? ] new
[ ? ] I lent
one man my gon last week to a
nother man and he lost my banet
so I made him keep the gon and a
quitments I asked Starkweather
in Detroit if I should not get a paper
for you to draw for the Children
and he said know that he could
testify to hit and that ware enough
and you should have your pay
for them so I wish you to see him
as soon as you can and let me
know and I want you to send
me word about the cow that is
to come next may if you can
maniger or not or if you will
[ ? ]
[ ? ] shall have to pay him five
dollars and I have not done the
work and I will arange for you
I expect that they mortgage is allright
and I expect to make evrything all
right and you can lett them thats
ask you anything about me and dont
let any famely have that
[ ? ] house
except you are a quainted with them
and no children at all tell them
that is your order and I wish you
would let her go very peasable her
time is not long you see that she
destroied my pease but it is all for the
best when Mr. Starkweather does
come to the villige Please get some
money of
[ ? ] and get James Likense
and William Henrys as good as you can
and if he sais any thinglet him see this
and get them seprate and send them
to mee as soon as you can and I want
you to let me have a letter to answer
mine and when I get my pay I will
send you some money I have not got
much with me and I have been very
carefull and do intend to do so all the
I never tasted liquor since I left Mich
sitty and us had the chance of it I am
outfit and I want to keep from it and
if god will let me live to come back
I think I will be a better man than
every I ware so it may be a good job
for me but I am
[ ? ] so
[ ? ] to make
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