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Blenheim, December 15th, 1863

Thursday Morning

Dear Nina

I received your letter last night with

one from sister and am greatly disappointed that

neither of you will be at Mrs. [Bookers?] and now don't

know what to do myself. I was very anxious to go, but

since you will neither of you be there I don't care so

much about it. You were so long letting me know

what to do that as I heard through Courtney [Cocke?]

That Sis was coming as far as Richmond with her [Xmas?]

I took it for granted she must be going to P. E. and that

you would go with her so I wrote to Horace by

yesterdays mail to meet me at the Depot the day

before Xmas. I think I shall wait to hear from

Ma again and if she objects just stay at home, if she

does not I shall go. [Ellie?] and Mrs. Hobson are go

ing to D&H's sisters in Amelia on Wednesday (23rd) and

take me with them and send me to Amelia C.H.

to take the cars at [?] on Thursday and I estimate only

be on the cars about two hours. I shall have to come

home by Powhatan Station. I have been having a right

pleasant time since I wrote to you last. [Ellie?] and

I get a long very pleasantly together, I like her very

much and [Fannie?] Harris came up last Saturday

and [stayed?] until Monday and we all three slept in

one bed. Friday evening, [Ellie?] and I went over to Mrs.

[?] Hobson's and [stayed?] all night came back Saturday

just before Fannie got here. Fannie invited

me quite [pressingly?] to come down and spend [the?]

Xmas with her, but she did not offer to send

for me and it is 14 miles so I don't know I

should get there and her sister is so low, I should

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not think it could be comfortable to them to have

a stranger staying with them; thought Sarah is

better just now and consumption is so uncertain.

Miss Martha [?] sent me an orange about two

days ago while I had that wretched cold and I sent

it to Sarah Harris as I heard they found it so hard

to get anything [crossed out] she could eat and she sent me on

Saturday the most beautiful bouquet of greenhouse

flowers. If you have only gotten