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Winchester, July 8th 60 [but likely meant 63]

My Dear Hattie,

I have just received

your letter, (as the Dr. acknowledged

that he had kept it in his pocket

for several days) and I hasten to answer it

although we did have a most [?]

[?] [time?] [during?] the Yankees [?]

[?] dear Hattie in these days every

thing is exaggerated and it might have

been [much worse?]. Indeed it [was?] becom

ing more apprehensive every day, when God

in his mercy sent us relief and freedom

[?] [?] it [?] [?] he alone [?]

Nothing I suppose [?] him but man

aged with [greater?] military [?] than

the attack made my [?] upon our

yankee oppressors. One house on [?]

hill was burned by the yankee soldiers

in [?] [?] and mischief. In [Winchester?]

[homes?] 4 or 5 shells [burst?] but no one

hurt. 3 shells burst in Mr. [?] Wall's

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[?] and I do not know how many balls

[lodged?] in his house [but no one looks?]

Oh Hattie - Mr. [Bardin?] is dead, he

died last night. You know what a

loss he will be to his family, the [?]

and [?] [?] the loss. In little more

than 2 years, Maria [?]

[?], and David, and now the kind

husband and father have been carried

off by the hand of [death?]. Poor Mrs. B

is almost overwhelmed by her troubles.

The Williams have gone to N. Carolina

[?] Mary [?] the [?] are

all well again with the exception of

[Mary Beth?] who will never again I

think be [well?]. She is now in [?]

to try the effects of change of air.