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Simeon A. Howe Letter : January 14, 1864

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Summary

Simeon describes how some soldiers fake sick to get out of doing work. He gives Cindonia more advice for running the family farm and asks her to send him some food. He also mentions that his apple pies garnered positive reviews from the soldiers.

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Material Type

Correspondence

Authors

Howe, Simeon A., approximately 1830-

Date

1864-01-14

Subjects

American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
Labor
Food--Social aspects
Agriculture
Cooking for military personnel

Language

English

Pages

5 pages

Holding Institution

Michigan State University. Archives and Historical Collections

MSU Archives Identifier

3 - Simeon2wifeBridgeportAL18640114_1

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https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m55d8pw50

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