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	I send you five Dollars in this letter.
				S A Howe


		Stevenson Ala June 15th, / '64
Dear wife your letter or letters came to hand Mon-
day and to-day is Wednesday I am well as usual
and hope the same to you was sorry to hear you
got so frightened at St. Johns I think that boy
                     shrewd
was very (?) srewd?) in answering the way
he did I think if your wagon has not been
greased since I left untill you went to St.
Johns it must have got very dry you ought
to have it greased a little oftener or else it
will be spoiled. I kept the wrench in the
reach because the bolt was so short it
would work out I think when you got
yourself all fixed up to scare the robber
you must have looked very fierce but
I think I should have known that it was
not a man for all that. then Charley Baker
is the man or [things?] not man that has been
the source of so much trouble to Louisa
well I think if I was in her place I
would try and put him where the dogs
would not bite him. if my master roll
in Detroit says I was mustered Oct.
28th, 1863 instead of Oct. 23d 1863 I think
you can claim the town County but
Mr Winton will know if whether the

bounty voted by the Town was voted for
all recruits to fill the towns quota for
that call of the president for 300,000 men.
All men that enlisted after the 25th of
Oct go to fill that quota. I think if
you dont wash your face nor comb
your hair nor change your clothes untill
I get home I shall be greeted with the 
sight of a more formidable looking Object
then you was when you came from St. 
Johns. but I think the prospect quite 
favorable for us all to be mustered
out this fall. then I shall come home
on double quick tell the little boys Pa
is glad they have got some nice clothes
and hats to keep till pa gets back and
a nice feather for each. Pa is glad
to get the kisses they send to. I think
Mr. Creasinger is a little mistaken about
the sheep there is no contract in
writing about the sheep with him but
with Solomon and he was permitted
to act for himself by his father and
you have the sheep in possession and
if its is either way he cant claim
any of the wool or lambs either but

			June 15th, '64


Sometime when you see Mr. Winton ask him.
I dont think the paper I gave Sol would be
considered a contract as the names of both
parties are not signed to it it is merely a
certificate showing that he let me have the
sheep, if he should die in the army his heire
could get them (a)gain when the three years are
up.    I Expressed a box of clothing to St. Johns
in your name last Friday you had better
send out by the mail for it J L Paine has
got one Blanket and one overcoat and an old
shirt his are the first in the top of
the box they are all marked. John has
2 overcoats and one blanket and I have one
overcoat and 2 blankets. My blankets
is the 2 bottom ones my overcoat has a
paper with my name on it pined to the
coat the Express charges is paid and marked
paid on the Box and on the receipt Both
make Paines folks pay for bringing their
share from St. Johns. when they get their
clothes or you will never git it so keep
the clothes till they do pay it you well,
this letter is all business Kiss the
children for me from your ever loving husband
Simeon A Howe to his wife Cindonia