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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Rigement Head Quarters,
Company F,
First Reg’t Michigan
Engineers and Mechanics
Camp Atlanta Ga Oct 4th 1864.
From William Slater to Miss Ann Clark
I am glad to inform you that we are
still in Atlanta on they same ould trade
I am happy to say that I
[ ? ] two new
shirts this morning as I have out fit
for our sixty days campeign and my
out fit consists of two new shirts and
two new pair of shoes with the ones I
have got on my feet one pair of trouses
two par of stockings one Blanket and
a rubber blanket and I am sorry to
inform you that I have had to burn
up most all my letters as I received
as I could not carry them with me
and I ware afraid that they would
fall in some other hands and that
I did not want for every one to no
my buisness I hope that Mr. Van and
your selfe as got all the letters as I
have sent to you and I expect that
both of you have got the letter as I
sent you about the money as I did
send by J. N Seaar and I do think
as Mr. Van had better hold on to those
big bills as you will see are on intrist
as they are droing I intrist all the time
it is very wett and raing wether hear
and as been for several days and I
Miss my overcoat verry much for
it as been all the bed that I have had
to lay on all summor and now I cant
have nothing to lay on but they bare boords
and many times not that I feel glad
when I can get as good a bed as a rough
boord I used I could not sleep unless I had
a soft bed and when I first came in the
servise I was along time before I could
lay a wall night but it is as the old
Woman did say it is nothing when
you do get used to it so now I can sleep
on a boord and it may rain all night
the next morning I shake my selfe
the same as a indian do and get my
warm coffee and I feel all right I will
a sure you it is much differant then I
ever ware used to and I think we have
some poor tents for the cold wether I will
a sure you it is verry cold but the leaves
dose not fall yet you say that you have
not much to like about how do you
suppose that I do find to rite about
so much and gets no answer to my
letters there fore I am going to stop
righting so much unless I can find
out if you do get them regular or not
for I think it is all folly for me to rite
to you and fputt the letter in the office
and praps have two more for you rote
and the first one not gon and no
telling when they will go but after this
campeign praps there will have a
better chance to rite as the mail
may be regular for all the citty is up
and seeming to be on the moove and
nothing going on as useal all preparing
to move I had maid up my mind that
we should stay hear all winter and I would
of liked to of done it but you see there is no
for the wicked so you see we have
to take it how I have rote three days
hand runing expecting you will get
one of the three concerning the money
and coat therefore I wish you
to let Mr. Can see this if he as not got
they first one I rote there is two fifty dollar
bills with intrist a tached and two twenty
the same and one ten that makes $150
and a hover coat it as my name in full
under the back of the cape and three
small books in one side of the brest
and in the other a Cap in or sold in I
did not send the cap with my castle on
for I had a miss fortune to burn a
small in it and I wish a answer to
it as soon as you see I..N Segar and if
you dont have any more letters from
me I wish for Mr. Van to buy they children
just wat they call for for Christmas and
tell them that I sent it to them to be
good children as I sent it from Atlanta
if I did not send the stuff I sent the
stuff to get it with you must not think
it strange by not saying wat you want
but I want you to consider you be old enough
to look for your selfe as you be to hold
to be fooled and if they do want shoes
as I said in one of my other letters I want it
done so now I will conclude your William Slater
