27th Grand Rapids Sept Dear Father 1861 I take this opportunity to answer your letters. which I recieved last night they both came together the one dated the 25th was opened by mistake but it came all right, Frank has been telling an awfull story down there it seems, the boys dont like it much.
Potter, Charles H. – September 24, 1861
Camp Anderson Sept 24th Friend Billy How do I like be a horseman, weill I like it well as far as I have been why, because that why. I like this kind of fun Ed, we sleep in our beds nights of course we stayd in the City 3 days & 2 nights when we first came but now we are staying up here you know where don’t you.
Potter, Charles H. – September 17, 1861
Grand Rappids Sept 17th 1861 Dear Mother I now sit down to write you a few lines to let you know how we are getting along in leading this kind of a life, we left Marshall Tuesday morning between 2 & 3 O’clock AM, and arrived at Detroit 7 OClock PM, we could not get any dinner there more than a lunch