#44


	July 10th 1864 Stevenson, Ala.
Dear wife I received your letter of June 30th yester-
day morning and was glad to hear that you was
well and had a shower you say the grass is all
burned up; will you raise enough fodder for
the Horses and sheep and one cow if you do it
is all I Expect for that is as much as Gratiot
can do. You had not better build to much on
my coming home this fall for it is possible
that we shall be kept after the old regiments
time is out there is quite a difference of
opinion about it here you had better get
Lyman Matthews to get you a copy of the
vote that was taken in the town about
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the bounty I think you must have played
up Luce Musser Some since I went away
if you have not been dressed up but twice
and got an awfull hugging then . if you
will tell me when you was dressed up
perhaps I could guess better who hugged you
I think it must be some one that is most
always their or he would not been there to
hugged you both times you got dressed up
I cant think who it is unless it is Jim
Knapp I had heard that Edd Wardwell was
married well the girl must have a quere

taste for music or for anything else   I think
you gave that boy of burgesses a very
Patriotic name – tell Bassett that is the very
coat I drew in Detroit I dont want you to
eat it up for I want you to wear it this
winter if I dont come home if I had the
money I would buy some old cothes and some
more blankets and send them home  . I think
this war will play out this fall then we
shall all come home I am well the boys
are most of them well we had a splendid
Shower here to day there is not much news
here the boys are most all out picking Black
berries there is world's of them here now
and they are ripe and splendid now whortleberries
are quite plenty I can get all the berries I
want easier than to pick them I make
pies for the boys to the halves and can
get more than I can eat in that way
I got a letter from Gould Matthews last Friday
he is well and in fine spirits he says he
is going to be promoted to a full corporal
on June 30th his letter was dated June 27th
I shall write an answer to him Soon he
wants to know where Jim Minard is and
where to direct a letter to him . Well I must

		July 10th


stop writing and say good bye I should like to
see you very much but will wait patiently and
if the lord is willing we will meet again
kiss the children for me from your ever
loving husband   	  Simeon A Howe