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Richmond, April 10th 1863

Excuse my apparent

silence dear Hattie upon the

receipt of our 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 [tell?] my thanks to her

I shall go to Mother's and see 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

and 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 [?] he [?] [?]

you on the [shirt?]. I do hope

your Mother did not suffer

from her journey. Mam-

ma I fear is not persevering

better. If she is well enough

we expect to go to Shirley this

week. But write as would

letters will be forwarded.

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The bundle to [?] [?] was

sent the day before she left.

Good bye!

Excuse my

stupid letters.

Agnes Lee

Mary is compelled to stay in the

Yankee lines because she can't

get away unless she walks eighteen

miles at night with her baggage on her own.

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