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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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My Dear Hur
[rest was torn away]
Yours daited the
20 came to hands yesterday, and I
was thankfull to here that you
was well and comfortable. I
feel to want to stay there for I
think you are not in as much
danger. I dont not but before
this you will have had a sour
full letter from your poor dear
mother, I received one last saturday
night and thou I had been worrying
for such news ever since I rote
to you about what I felt. still
I ensure you it came a stroke
my heart allmost bleeds for
your mother. Uncle whont
believe it, now I want some
of you to write to Mrs Baker’s
Brother and find out how
he got is imformation
[torn away] he
[torn away] about it. and
[torn away] send
[torn away] word. then we
shall get tompson or some
body to write to washenton
where the deaths are all
regestered of thous that die
in the Rebles prison. then
we shall now all about it
so when you write tell your mother
that is what we shall do. As
soon as we can now what
he says? Answer your mother
letter right away and I did not
now then. how we could find
out, so you tell her to forward
us the information as soon
as she gets it and will do
[ ? ]
we can to now the truth
theire are many falsh reports
God grant this may prove ours
to but I have not one grain
of hope. ho how sick it as
made me this 2 or 3 days
deer child how hard and what
he must have suffered and
us friendly hand to oh anything
for him. God all mighty grant
the a better fate my poor boy
than they Brothers as been
if I could but get your mother
and do anything to comfort her
But Alass Alass it is not in
the power of mortall God alone
can comfort her deepley wounded
heart. John would not let me
go if I could because he thinks
we should only make each
outher worse. send me
all the information you
can get, and then I trust
we shall be able to find out
the turth some way
this as been a sourfull Christmas
to us all. All thou my boy
did all he could to make it
pleasant he bought. Pa a
new necktie and a backcomb
for my hair, and a nice
shale pin for me. Geo
got a hair of wash leather
[ ? ]
a necktie. and tooth brush
we got us Chrismas dinner
[ ? ]
thing it upset me till I would
do nothing. I dont of much news
to tell you only I am happy to
here Hreby Fisk is geting better
and I think Miss Sarah
[ ? ]
will soon change her name
to Mrs Currierhorn you will
remember him he was here
when you and hour William
had your forty, I think he
can not do better, and I shall
be very happy to receive his sister
as my neice if cercumstances
did but permitts. I must conclude
with much Love to you from
us all, believe me to remain
your Lovey though sorrowfull
Aunt, M W Good by and God bless
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[On Envelope:]
Auntie’s Letters
Mr Herbert Whitworth
Jefferson Hospital
Wrd 6 Jeffersonville
Ind.
