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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Grand Rapids Aug 1st
My Dear Herbert
I have just received yours and
I was thankfull to get it for as
you say I had been dayly expecting
to see you again. I am sorrow to
here you are not feeling very well
and allso that Mother as been
miserable for a few days, but I
am thankfull to here as good am
acount as I have, for I am sure
this dreadfull warm weather as
been enuf to kill them all with
theire work, as for our selves we
are as well as usely at this time
I had
[ ? ] to homw all last week
sick but this week he is able
to go along with his
[ ? ]. Uncle
is troubled with the
[ ? ]
in his shoulder some, and for
me all that ails me is I am
dreadfully tired. I have been
pretty full of company since you
left me and I have been over the
river this afternoon and it is nearly
tea time. and I have heard
[ ? ]
are coming this week to visit so
I thought I would write aline or
2 now for they may come to
[ ? ]
Mrs Oarts Family was with her
yesterday and all night they left
me at 5 this morning they have
moved to Muskeggon I asked 2
of my nabours to tea with them
Mrs Escott was one tell the
boys I thank them for there
[ ? ]. poor Alford I laffed
hartly when I see his soled conn
tance, tell him I will go with
him to scould tomkings. C, is good
well Walace is here and as ben
a week, he as visited me
[ ? ]
and I expected him all day Saturday
he is going a fishing with Geo. I
think he will be up your way
next week. I see he over
hear and heres in love with that
girl he wheres a ring with her name
on and they presented him with
a Beutfull napkin and silver
ring and he as got her likeness
and she is buetfull in this she
does not look like the same
person he will tell you all him
self so dont tell school
[ ? ] of
me, she is all perfection in
his eyes I tould him she did not
work much. But he says she does
to me he makes out there never
was a
[ ? ] and better family
I think Walace is greatly
[ ? ]
he seems ameable and
[ ? ] is
as
[ ? ], I have had
[ ? ] a pleasant
time with him. You say you have
written to Emily But you did
not tell me what you said
I gave Mrs Escott this hole
of my minds. I will tell you
when I see you. She
[ ? ] any
thing of you. and so do they all
I tould her about her use to
making such a fuss of you and
kissing you she said she never kissed
you but once and for what she
thought she never would again
for she said she was tould after
that she had had the
[ ? ]
to kiss you, now I need not say dont
trifle with Emily, for Herbert I now
fully believe that girl loves you
as as refused a chance from
one that would have given his
2 eyes for her. dont breath it
for she would feel hard to her
sister for telling me. Well dont
get
[ ? ] But Mrs
[ ? ]
Hell in love with you the night they
called but it is time we was
getting supper then I must go with
[ ? ] to Mrs Verkey so call I
was so sorrow you for got the wash
bord. I found it 10 minutes after
and if Geo had not ben gon he
could have overtaken you. Mrs
Escott
[ ? ] sends her Love
to you bouth
accept of all
our kindest
love to
each one
and all
From
Your Loving Aunty
course
haste I
have written
it all in
½ hour
have do
the harvest
burn out
[On Envelope:]
Mr. H. Whitworth
Laphamville
Kent Co.
Mich
