Letter to the Front, Feb 8, 1863
from cousin Emma Blodgett
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Three Rivers Feb 8th 1863[?]
Dear Cousin Willie
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...there is to be a ride next week and I think now that it will be good sleighing for it has snowed all day quite as fast as ever it can and I hope it will stay on for a week eny how and then I do not care wether or not it stays or not for I am agoing to go home Mother thinks of starting for home next week Tuesday or Wednesday certain so you must send your next letter to Tecumseh [Mich] and I do want you to forget and send it hear for if you do I will never recieve it, I was intending to go home by the way of Marshall but Mother thinks that it is so cold that she would not go that way but she said that she would go some time in warm Weather prehaps untill you return so that we can have another roast pig[?] or boild Eggs would do if it was Easter day I suppose that you remember the Eggs do you not I am shure that I do and I do not think that I will forget it very soon, I was over to Mr Hicks last night and stayed all night and he said that the 25 Reg. was agoing to leave the plase that they were at but I hope that you will recieve this letter before you do go I have not heard eny thing from Denise in a good while & was very sorry to hear that Charles Wells... - end of page 2 - |
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...was sick you did not say what the matter was I am very glad to hear that you keep so well and I hope that you will keep well and not get sick and Willie I want you to be a good boy and put your trust in God I do not want you to take the name of God in vain for you know that the Bible says that the Lord will not hold him Guiltless that taketh his name in vain but trust in him for he only can take care of you in this hour of trouble, I do not want you to get homesick but I want you to stand firm and show yourself brave they are haveing a great time hear with desearters there are 2 hear now that I know of I do not know what they intend to do with them yet I know that the life of a Soldier is hard but as you have undertaken it I want you to stand firm and be worthy on the name of a soldier do you know a fellow in your Reg. by the name of Albert Ranney[?] he is in the Three Rivers Co. and if you are I want you to tell me what kind of fellow he is and if you are not I want you to hunt him up and get aquainted I am well aquainted with his brother Adison Ranney... - end of page 3 - |
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...I attended my first Party in 3 Rivers at his house it was given Thanksgiving evening his Father is the Presbytarian Minister I heare him Preach every Sabath and I like him very much indeed I am takeing Music Lessons my tearm expires next week and then I am agoing to go home and go to school Willie I wish that this letter was finished for I want to go to bed for I have been up every nite last week untill after 11 o'clock and last night I stayed all night with Miss Hicks and we did not go to bed untill after 2 o'clock so you see that I am some tired to night but I want to put this letter in the male tomarrow morning Willie I want you to write and tell me all of the news what you can think of how do you get your paper to write on I cannot write mutch more this time for it is getting late and my paper is almost gone when you write to me again direct your letter to Tecumseh as I shall be there and do not forget it I must close by sending you lots of love from both Mother and my self and by wishing you Good Night and Pleasent Dreams write as soon as con[venient] from your Coe[cousin?] Emma Blodgett - end of letter - |
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- marginalia - do not forget to tell me all about Mr Albert Ranney from Emma L ' ' - end of marginalia - |
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edited by Peter J Wait, 5/8/00