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Nov 22nd
My dear cousin I have just finished
a letter to the girls telling them all
that is going on amongst their old
friends and now I will enclose a note
to you about the state of your estate at
this present [?] In the first place
I must express my great interest in dear
Fanny's boys. God grant that they may
be back by this time. Do write and let
me know. [?] the yankees do not come in
and make a raid upon us, as we are
all fearful they may. Mr. [?] [?]
be here soon and I will [bring?] and send
up your [business?] and send you the bill
of sale, etc. Mr [?] account amounted to
[?] [?] and the Dr. has given me several
scolds about it. He charged me with
25 percent discount on the Con. money and I was so
silly as to pay him without [consulting?] the Dr.
168.69. Mr. [G?] writes me to pay the
servants here up to the time that they
send off with the yankees, excepting Mr. [A?]
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whom [?] time must be paid as
you left him [first?] [?] [some?] of
the first servants [in town?] to join the yankees
The whole amount [will] be I [presume?] about
175. You will see by the accounts I will
send all that I have [secured?], sold,
and paid etc. Some of the house linens or
bed linens with the exception of 1 pair
of [?] [?] - 24 [towels?] are sold.
I have them all packaged away in a large
old trunk of mine. One of the coats in
the [dear?] boys [?] I am certain belong
[?] to cousin Charles and will send
it to him when I can. Everybody objects
to to having any extra baggage or responsi-
bility on their journey up the Valley -
We have at this time about 4,000 men
to guard us. Today a quantity of soldia-
rs was [armed?] and general preparations
made for an evacuation, although it
is said, we are not to be left to the