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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Algoma April 4th 1864
My Dear Corporal
I have just finished
my mornings work and taken
my seat to talk to a dear absent
Brother, for a few moments about
matters and things at home
We received yours of the 21st, on
the 1st, of the present month,
and at the same time reci-
on from dear Will, and I am
sorry to say, he had been
quite down; so that he had
not been able to sit up all the
time for a few days; but was
feeling better when he wrote,
and I hope by this time he
is fully restored to health We
felt very sad, and unhappy, to
hear such a poor account of your
health; may the Lord lay his
restoring hand upon you both
is the fervent prayer, of those
to whom you are very dear We
feel more anxiety on account
of the sudden deaths of your
fellow soldiers; it was indeed
sorrowful news, I felt as though
I should drop when I heard
of it Both families have sent
for the bodies; it will be a great
expense, I suppose the metalic
coffin will be sixty dollars
I haven’t seen any of the friends
to speak with them; I hear that
Mr Upson’s familie feel very bad
they say that Mr Upson does
not act like the same mane O!
that this great bereavement
might be for his eternal good
Sandford & Ann do not seem to
care much about it Sandford
was heard to say the other day
he suposed the
thing would
be along next week; what
a manner to speak of the body
of a dead Brother The news rea-
-ched us on the 19th two days
after his death How much
was the telegraphic charges?
I received a letter from Peter
the day after I heard of his
death, he was well then and
enjoying himself He is a poor
writer, and a worse speller,
it is the poorest letter I
ever received from any one
they have nothing to boast of
in the way of penmanship I
supose Ann is going to teach
this summer I heard she had
the promise of the school at
Sam Long’s I presume she will
carry her head higher than ever
I came home from Martha’s last
Sundy I was there three weeks
it is a very good place to work
I only charged them $1,25 per week
Two days before I cam away Mat took
the table of ma to a little daughter
they are all very proud of it Abbie
calls herself Aunt to it I was suprised
Mrs Hath has gone to stay as long
as she wants help Abbie
[ ? ] I should
tell you she wants the pay for the
photograph you took in one of your
Marvin Turner lost one of his two
remaining boys since I wrote to you
they hope only one left now Father
has gone today to see that land
that Will talks of buying, he could
not get a horse any where and so he
started off this morning on foot
I am afraid he will be very tired
he is such a poor walker, and he has
had a very lame knee for some
time and since I comenced writing
it has comenced to rain, so he will
have a tedious time; we don’t expect
him back until tomorrow; he has been
waiting all this time for the roads
to improve I expect Will, will
think it a long time before he
N.B. My compliments to Wallis if he will accept them I hope he enjoyes himself
better than when at Detroit
P.S. did you take a bottle of Pain Killer
with you? I heard you speak of taking
some and it is so good for
diarhea
E.
