[no. 1?] - John Underhill
					#80


			        Louisville, Ky.
	Camp 1st Mich. Engrs June 15, 1865
Dear wife the long looked for letter arrived
last night dated June 1st 1865. this is the
first word from home since I was at
Alexandria Va. You see by the date of this
that I have preformed another journey of
800 miles by rail and river transportation.
We started from Washington June 9th and 
got here June 14th a quick trip I am
glad to hear that John is mustered out.
I see all the Boys that was in Hospt
are getting discharged I don't know the
destiny of the Regt yet the Boys talk
meeting very strong But I shall never
join a meeting for the sake of my
family but the volunteer army of Gen.
Sherman have a just cause for meeting
and they will go home whether the Gov
is willing or not. I am coming home
before long if we don't get discharged
I shall try for a furlough. We expect
to get our pay soon you need not fear
about my being wiped out for the money
I have to bring home with me for I
shall Express my money if I am paid here

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I am well and not in need of any money
as I have a little yet and have got about
$30.00 coming to me besides my pay and I
dont owe more than $6.00 in the Company
so I am all sound. I have been very
uneasy about home for the past four
weeks it seems as if I should hear
bad news  Perhaps my faith in the 
promise of God to watch over my family
at home while I was away is less
than it was one year ago but I could
not help the feeling perhaps it was
because I did not hear from home.
do write as often as you can for
you dont know with what joy a
letter from home is received. I am
very sorry your health is so poor
if I had known it before I should
have went home before this time
and seen you I shall try hard
for a furlough as soon as we
are paid. I am glad the children
are well and I hope God will 
bless you my Dear with better
health in the future. Pray for 
me my dear wife and dont fret

June 15, 1865
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any more than you can help about me
and try and take care of your own dear         [js?]
self is the request and pray of your
much loving husband
		            Simeon A. Howe
to C E. P. H.
    Kiss the children for me and take one
yourself                            SAH.
	written on back of foregoing letter in strange
					hand-writing.
?  Brother White
It is the first time I have addressed you or
have got some one of like precious faith
to write for the Review & also for the
Instructor for my little Boy Arden. N.
Howe, Our last Review was Sept 26th 
and the last Instructor came in August
enclosed you will find $3. +25 one of our
neighbors wants the Review [illegible in original] $1. is all he
could spare at present we think he will
be a Sabbath keeper if he could hear
the Truith & their is many others here
who long to hear the truith cannot
Brother Van Horn [Br Leanright?] come
over & help us we live 11 miles south
of [Shader?] our friends are all home from
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