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Richmond, April 10th 1863

Excuse my apparent

silence dear Hattie upon the

receipt [?] [?] much prized

[?], but I left for the

country just after receiving your

letter. I had an engagement

with a young lady to go to visit

a friend of ours living at Old

Church (Hanover) and expected

to be absent so short a time. I de

termined especially as mail

only came once during our visit to wait

until on my return. I saw with

my own eyes our [long desired?]

skirts. They are so pretty and so nice

we are perfectly charmed. It was

so very kind in Mrs. Tucker

but I will [?] my thanks to her

I shall go to Mother's [?] if there

is nothing I could find that

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would be a pleasure to her but

fear not she has so few pretty ones

[?] how as you say I will ever

get them to her I don't know.

You must not trouble yourself

about the dresses. I am convinced

it is my fate never to [?] [?]

a homespun as I have [?] [?]

two states for more than a year if

I do and when I do it will will be

a most unexpected surprise [?]

all! How lovely it must be in

the country this weather with all

of Mrs. T's pretty flowers too. I can't

help acting a little homesick

when spring comes. It was such

lovely spring weather when I left

my home almost two years ago [?]

I know you all rejoice in the

good news from Charleston. Papa

has been quite sick in bed with a

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persistent cold but is much better now

riding [?]. [Charles?] has gone to

Charleston, he