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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Infantry
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Office of Wickham & Co.
Dealers in
Fresh Grain and Salt Fish,
Lumber, Flour, Seeds, Salt Plaster, Water Lime &c.
John W. Wickham, Jr.
Addison H. Winchell Huron, O. July 1 1878
My Dear Mother
I am anxious to know about
your arrival at Detroit and health since. My
mind has been uneasy since I left you at
Toledo and I sincerely hope you are feeling
well or at least as well as I could expect.
Nothing that has happened in a great while
has so affected me as your departure from
Huron, and I shall never get over it. I hope
it
make will make no difference personally in
your affection for me for the pain I feel is
assurdly heartfelt and I fear will always
remain. I carried a letter from you to Lucy
this noon, and although I know nothing of
it contents, the mere fact of a letter for her
arriving before one for me caused a hang.
My surmises may be all wrong but my affection
is too deep and too unchangeable not to feel
[ ? ] anything that affects you. Of course I
am well aware of the differences that existed here
and I could not see but that I was homeless
to adjust than, and I not only deplored them
but they caused me and do now a great
deal of suffering. I beg you do not allow
it to affect your love for me personally.
Let me hear from you as I hall be impatient
until I do. I have not heard anything
further from Charley, presume you will hear
before I do. He knows how much I feel
for him and how true I will stand by
him to the extent of my ability which
I only regret is not greater.
Affectionately your Son
A. H. Winchell
From my Beloved Son
Addison
