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Rome November 6th 1862 Thursday Night

My darling Mother,

I received your welcome letter by noon days mail and intended answering it by yesterdays but I did not know how long [Uncle?] [?] might be in [Richmond?] and as you suggested I wrote to him and to Agnes Lee and so did not have time. I was very much shocked to hear of Annie Lee's death. I had not [observe?] the [notice?] in the paper nor heard any thing of it. It is a great grief to her family but a happy [release?] to her. When did you [pen?] a letter to Robert and where is he now? If still in the army I want to send him a cap. I am very sorry to hear that Chapman had typhoid fever and feel very anxious about him and you all; do please don't you and Pa go to getting it. I shall feel very anxious until I hear from you all. I am very sorry [?] [?] has been obliged to break up his school. This fever has entirely gone from here except for one case at the [?]. I don't think [Col F?] had it, he is now off on a four days fox hunt. I am still knitting, have finished 2 caps, one of which I sent to [?], the other I want Mrs. [F?] to send. She is so much interested in the caps she insists upon my knitting them, while she [?] all the old women about the place to knit the socks. We are enduring a spell of dark gloomy weath er and I haven't been able to walk yesterday and today, but a few days ago while Mrs. [?] had gone to the weaver I took Willie and went out into the woods and gathered a basket of the most beautiful leaves and [berries] I ever saw, had a pyramid made up in a plate of red clay [?] and [?] it with them. You can't [?] how pretty it was. I had made one of fall flowers a few days before. The foliage here is more beautiful than I ever saw it. There is a greater variety of trees than [?] have in the upper country. The holly, willow oak, sweet gum, and ma ple are particularly beautiful. I expect a very pleasant day at

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Mrs. [Bairds?]. She said the [Col?] are both away now, and all the rest of the family are coming over here tomorrow evening to stay three or four days. I quite dread it. Las Saturday we all went down to Mr. [?] and spent the day and I stayed and went to church with them on Sunday. I mightly like your mother, in this thing, I have such a feeling of satisfaction when I have been any where in thinking I won't have to go again in so long a time. I have gotten my dress. It was $22 and is considered a bargain at that. It has more white than I like, but I think it is the best I can do. I reckon Aunt [Fran?] got here some time ago [?] us in Petersburg is [?]. I have not begun to make it yet but shall cut it out on Saturday. I am now knitting a pair of gloves for cousin Dick Friday. I was so sleepy last night I did not fin ish my letter, and I wonder this morning whether you are endur ing the same snow storm. A few days ago everything look ed so bright and lovely, and now it looks like the very depth of winter.