Midland City Mich

Feb 12^th 1864

 

Friend Glover

              Yours of the 28^th of Jan was duely received and I was very glad to hear from you after so long a time. I ment to have written to you before but I did not know how to direct so of course I was excuseable for not writing.

 

                        How I should like to see you Hill and I were down to Saginaw about a month ago and had a very pleasent time. I am still in the Office, and Hill still in the Co Register's Office. Hill and bought 5 acres of land in Saginaw City a few weeks ago we paid $400. apiece Hill four and I four. everybody thinks we made a very good trade, it lys about 80 rods back of the Webster House.

 

                        The Railroad men have been surveying the R.R. and they say they are a going to set men to choping it out as soon as warm / weather comes it is to run from Sag here. There is a great deal said about Gold in Idiho Territory and a great many talck of going there in the spring and one of them is one Hill I dont think Father will let him go though.

 

                        Peter Mashive was home last week and he said he saw you when he was comeing home. he has gone to Regt now in Kalamazoo Mich. Well Glover how do you like soldiering? The Old Regt are reinlisting quite fast now. And a great many more are enlisting too. Hoping to hear from you soon I remain as ever

 

Yours Truly

C E Ball

 

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C E Ball

to Glover 1864

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