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Stevensville, May 9th, 1862.
 
Stevensville, May 9th, 1862.
  
My dear Vir,
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My dear Vir
  
 
I have been hard at
 
I have been hard at
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with his wagon to meet them and help
 
with his wagon to meet them and help
 
them on.  Monday morning Pa started
 
them on.  Monday morning Pa started
his wagon wit such [catailes?] as Ma
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his wagon wit such [eatables?] as Ma
 
could fix up.  Brother came back home
 
could fix up.  Brother came back home
Monday with one of his severe hedaches
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Monday with one of his severe headaches
  
 
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and told us that they would stay at the
 
and told us that they would stay at the
Courthouse that night.  Althoough the
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Courthouse that night.  Although the
 
weather was bad, persons were coming and
 
weather was bad, persons were coming and
going fro here all day.  Just before night
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going from here all day.  Just before night
wo Cavalry men rode up and Aunt Mary,
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two Cavalry men rode up and Aunt Mary,
Sister emmeline, Nannie, [Suly?], Sue, Hanna[h]
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Sister Emmeline, Nannie, [Suly?], Sue, Hanna[h?]
 
[?], and myself, rushed out to hear from
 
[?], and myself, rushed out to hear from
them the latest news.  One of them ....
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them the latest news.  One of them

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Stevensville, May 9th, 1862.

My dear Vir

I have been hard at work all day and now just before night take a little time to write to you. The whole county has been in the greatest state of excitement you ever saw since the evacuation of York and Gloucester Point. We knew nothing of it until Saturday. Sunday when we got to church we found many of the ladies in tears, and the gentle- -men with very grave faces. However we ascertained that day that the forces on this side would pass through [this?] county. Bro Richard hurried home and started with his wagon to meet them and help them on. Monday morning Pa started his wagon wit such [eatables?] as Ma could fix up. Brother came back home Monday with one of his severe headaches

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and told us that they would stay at the Courthouse that night. Although the weather was bad, persons were coming and going from here all day. Just before night two Cavalry men rode up and Aunt Mary, Sister Emmeline, Nannie, [Suly?], Sue, Hanna[h?] [?], and myself, rushed out to hear from them the latest news. One of them