Slater, William – January 20, 1864

Michigan Civil War Collection Letters


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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers Battles Mentioned: Historical Figures: William T. Sherman Head Quarters, Com F First Reg. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics General Shearmans Army Camp Savannah Georgia Jan 20th 1864 From Wm Slater to Miss Clark I am happy today to [  ?  ] that we received they old Nashville Mal to Day at this time I have got three letters on had 50 cents worth of stamp in it but they are not enough for I do [  ?  ] more then them it was a verry large mal and packages groves for they boys and different things but I am sorry to day no shirt nor sespenders for me as yet and I be about halfe glad for I do not no how I should cariey them if they come back to you you must keep them till I do send and then you do as I told you before send them as quick as you can and if you you had of done so I would have had Now but no matter I have got a long for we dont no how long we are going to stay in a plase and if you do send me wat I do send for send it as I say but I be a fraid it is lost but I hope not I am verry glad to hear you do not want for nothing but that is more then I do and I would of sent you or Ms Van. some money before if I could of done so but I sent as soon as I could and I have a nother Hundred to come or more as soon as I can get it as I am determined that you do not wand for nothing and if you have not got any money I do not wat for you to spend one cent with H. M Perin I want you to take your money and go ware you chose to spend it and I do feel verry glad to think as Mr Van dose buy the stuff for you and look after the children it feels good to me only to hear of it and money is of no a count hear and I must say to you that yesterday I lasted of butter for they first time since I left Michigan I sent a letter to Mr. Van yesterday and told him to tell you of us going to move, it is every probibelty that we will go to morrow morning so when ever we do get there ware we are going to stay for a short time I will rite and if you have got those things readdy you can send them if I [  ?  ] so but you can tell Mr Van to try they pen as he did before for I am in great want of it and I think that head better risk it and if he as not sent those other things not to do till I send for them but you can put me a few more stamps in your next it is with wether hear now and it seems that if I new wat you was going to rite for most in every letter I have sent a answer to wat you have asked me before hand and you never mentioned the stove at all and one thing more I have to state to you or ask if you do remember coming in the shop to me and I would take you and show you wat did belong to me and how many times you would ask and now when it is wanted you do not no I would of though you would of none how it is a hard matter for me to tell every thing me hear and the stuff there I would of rather of given any thing then such a case should of curred and me hear for my stuff wat I had here was worth more then they money to me but I hope and trust to god you will try and take care of wat you can it as never left my mind since I so Mr. Vans last letter or rather the one that he sent hear for I do want to look at my home if I can only be my own person and will do so and I no that I left my things in such a shape but I could not help it when it was to late yes I could fill three sheets of paper but I must stop but you tell Mr van about the pen I rote to him yesterd ay and told him not to send its but you tell hime to send ia dn I will try it for I am in great want of it and you need not stop riting rite any time Wm Slater [On Envelope:] Miss Ann Clark Northville Box 181 Wayne County Michigan