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than I do. But did you hear that red-headed Mary [Magill?] | than I do. But did you hear that red-headed Mary [Magill?] | ||
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+ | had married a yankee officer, so Pa writes me, I can't believe | ||
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+ | it. Are you not glad the [Brudins?] are are occupying our house | ||
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+ | so I suppose there is something left to take care of. I sup | ||
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+ | pose from Pa's letter received yesterday that they may be | ||
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+ | fighting in Richmond today. I was so astonished to hear | ||
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+ | Jackson was at Hanover Junction, I thought him still | ||
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+ | in the valley. Father seems to be very confident of victory | ||
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+ | and to think it will so far relieve us as that he talks of spend | ||
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+ | ing [peach?] [season?] with us all in the country. I don't think | ||
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+ | [Page 2] | ||
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+ | for you to Blacks & Whites, [Wilsons?] or [Parratts?] Depot at | ||
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+ | any time. They are just as kind to me as possible. Willie | ||
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+ | says every now and then "Ma you right to send for Miss | ||
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+ | Hattie's Ma, cause I know she wants to see her." The children | ||
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+ | are very fond of me and I tell you that one task did Maria a | ||
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+ | vast amount of good. I have had no trouble with her since | ||
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+ | and she always gets out at 12th. I began the marking yesterday. | ||
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+ | She is very generous and never tries in the least to throw blame | ||
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+ | off herself on to anyone else. I am very fond of her and she [?] | ||
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+ | she likes nothing so well as to get me to walk with her. Father | ||
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+ | said that Mr. Martin had written to Charley that he was ready | ||
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+ | to send him $300 of his money and he had written to him not to | ||
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+ | join his company until he got it as [?] [Ben?] Tucker | ||
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+ | said he could not be drafted. I have not written to him | ||
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+ | since I got your letter because until yesterday I had not | ||
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+ | a stamp. I was so grieved to hear of [Powell?] [Courads?] and C [Bartons?] deaths | ||
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+ | what an affliction to both families. Mrs Logan was much bolder | ||
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+ | than I ever expected her to be. I thought her a timid woman. Oh! | ||
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+ | I do wonder how the poor people are getting on now. It was | ||
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+ | very strange Mrs [McGuire?] came out, have you heard any | ||
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+ | thing more from her. I am afraid Mrs T is sick. I have | ||
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+ | written to [Gettie?] several times but have received no an | ||
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+ | swer. Just think of cousin Ann's [serious?] conduct was it [not?] | ||
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+ | outrageous, but poor things what falsehoods the [wretches?] must | ||
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+ | have told them. I think I would be very unwise to give up | ||
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+ | my situation here, though I should like very much to be | ||
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+ | nearer you all. I think of you all spending your Saturdays | ||
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+ | together sometimes, and I way off down here, and I almost take a | ||
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+ | cry, but I am never lonesome. I have never paid but one vis | ||
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+ | it since I have been here but only [?]. I don't want to, Mrs. T | ||
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+ | tells me I can have the carriage whenever I want it. I believe | ||
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+ | I will have to go to Col Edmunds to spend the day on Saturday | ||
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+ | but I hate it mightily. I have not made any collars. I finished | ||
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+ | my thin dress but it | ||
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+ | [Note to Swem - the letter is cut off at this point] | ||
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+ | [Page 1 - writing at top] | ||
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+ | of this letter, I have | ||
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+ | caught six fleas | ||
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+ | since I have been | ||
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+ | writing it. Good bye | ||
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+ | dear Mother, write | ||
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+ | to me often and keep | ||
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+ | up your spirits. | ||
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+ | Give much love to | ||
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+ | Sister and Nina. | ||
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+ | Ever your loving | ||
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+ | daughter, | ||
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+ | Hattie |
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{Note to Swem - these two pages don't appear to be from the same letter - given the folding. Also, I don't think these are the complete letters]
Rome, June 26th, Thursday morn
Dearest Mother,
I owe Nina a letter a [mails?] longer
standing than yours, but it seems so long since I have
written to you that I must have a little chat with
you first. I was so glad to get your letter, but I am so
comfortable myself that I can't bear to think of you
not having your [tea?]. If you don't have it when you
get to Mr. [Red's?] could you not get some and keep it for
your own use. I am so sorry to hear you are not well, you
must not get down. I was in hopes you were getting
up. Nina wrote me you weighed 108, and that beats
me, 95 was all I could boast of a month ago. I am going
to the mill again Saturday to see if I have fattened. Last
week I thought I was going to have chills, I felt so badly but
I got some thoroughwort - and took and now I feel quite
well again. I did not know until I got your letter that
the 2 Fitzhugh Lees were in Stuart's brilliant exploit, I am
very glad of it. How is it that you all hear so much more
than I do. But did you hear that red-headed Mary [Magill?]
had married a yankee officer, so Pa writes me, I can't believe
it. Are you not glad the [Brudins?] are are occupying our house
so I suppose there is something left to take care of. I sup
pose from Pa's letter received yesterday that they may be
fighting in Richmond today. I was so astonished to hear
Jackson was at Hanover Junction, I thought him still
in the valley. Father seems to be very confident of victory
and to think it will so far relieve us as that he talks of spend
ing [peach?] [season?] with us all in the country. I don't think
[Page 2]
for you to Blacks & Whites, [Wilsons?] or [Parratts?] Depot at
any time. They are just as kind to me as possible. Willie
says every now and then "Ma you right to send for Miss
Hattie's Ma, cause I know she wants to see her." The children
are very fond of me and I tell you that one task did Maria a
vast amount of good. I have had no trouble with her since
and she always gets out at 12th. I began the marking yesterday.
She is very generous and never tries in the least to throw blame
off herself on to anyone else. I am very fond of her and she [?]
she likes nothing so well as to get me to walk with her. Father
said that Mr. Martin had written to Charley that he was ready
to send him $300 of his money and he had written to him not to
join his company until he got it as [?] [Ben?] Tucker
said he could not be drafted. I have not written to him
since I got your letter because until yesterday I had not
a stamp. I was so grieved to hear of [Powell?] [Courads?] and C [Bartons?] deaths
what an affliction to both families. Mrs Logan was much bolder
than I ever expected her to be. I thought her a timid woman. Oh!
I do wonder how the poor people are getting on now. It was
very strange Mrs [McGuire?] came out, have you heard any
thing more from her. I am afraid Mrs T is sick. I have
written to [Gettie?] several times but have received no an
swer. Just think of cousin Ann's [serious?] conduct was it [not?]
outrageous, but poor things what falsehoods the [wretches?] must
have told them. I think I would be very unwise to give up
my situation here, though I should like very much to be
nearer you all. I think of you all spending your Saturdays
together sometimes, and I way off down here, and I almost take a
cry, but I am never lonesome. I have never paid but one vis
it since I have been here but only [?]. I don't want to, Mrs. T
tells me I can have the carriage whenever I want it. I believe
I will have to go to Col Edmunds to spend the day on Saturday
but I hate it mightily. I have not made any collars. I finished
my thin dress but it
[Note to Swem - the letter is cut off at this point]
[Page 1 - writing at top]
of this letter, I have
caught six fleas
since I have been
writing it. Good bye
dear Mother, write
to me often and keep
up your spirits.
Give much love to
Sister and Nina.
Ever your loving
daughter,
Hattie