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Blenheim March 21st
Tuesday Morning
Darling Nina,
Your welcome letter da-
ted Bremo arrived last night [I most?]
[truly do?] thank God you are safe.
You have indeed passed through ter-
rible times, but I trust it is now
over. The same mail brought me
a letter from Mother. She has had, if
possible, a worse time than you
have and both she and Father have
lost some of their clothes, but are
at home and safe. I would send you her
letter but she said she expected
she would have an opportunity
of writing to you in a few days so
I suppose you have heard from her
and her letter was dated the 12th. I will
send it to Uncle Fred. I still feel
anxious about you all, particularly
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darling Mother. I am so much
afraid she is suffering for the
clothes she has lost as they were
those she was wearing and from
the excitement. You too I fear are
suffering from the excitement and anx-
iety to get to Norwood. You must be
as contented as you can and make
yourself as agreeable as you can. I
know it is very hard to be off among
strangers that way, and those you feel
you have no claim upon that way,
too, but perhaps it is God's way of
providing for you a comfortable
home for next year if you make
a good impression there now. I
saw an advertisement in the
paper a short time ago from J.B.
McPhail, Keysville, Charlotte Co.
for a teacher for the rest of this
year, but he required music, so I
did not send it to you. Since then
[Mag's?] Father Mr. Harris met Mr McP
on the [cars?] and told him of me, he express
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ed a great desire to engage me for
next year and gave Mr. H his address
and asked him to send it to me and ask
me to write to him upon the sub-
ject, which I did immediately, telling
him, however that I did not teach
music or french. I have not yet
received an answer and can't tell un-
til then then whether it could be
made available for you. I will let
you know as soon as I hear, but
if you could get the place how could
you get there, you would have to go
back to Richmond. I reckon Mr. [Cable?]
will contrive some way to get you
to his house [soon?]. Ma says if you
can get a good situation in Gooch-
land she reckons you had better
take it. I don't know what reason
she has for [?] [?] you can get any.
[Fitz Lee?] with his division was on
this side of the river, but did not
have force enough to oppose the
yankees any where except in
crossing a river and the roads were
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so dreadful they could not get
a single piece of cannon with
them, their wagons broke down
and had to be sent back, and horses in
good condition broke down from
the exhaustion of pulling themselves
through the mud. I saw Willie B.
Purnice D Wesley Redd, Powell Grady,
Hunter Powell and some others, but
Hunt was the only one who came
to see me, consequently the only one
I saw for any length of time. I got
the letters you enclosed and am
much obliged. Brother John's was
very sweet but I think you might
have sent me the one you got at
the same time. By the way I had a
long letter from Mr. Flournoy a short
time ago, he wants to know what
Miss Nina is doing with her [beaux?]
now, whether she still loves any
of them as brothers, also begs me
to send him her direction if she is
willing he should have it, and to
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beg her just to write to him sometimes, he would as-
sure her no one should see her letters, I thought I
would tell him she would write to him as a sister.
I have not gotten my cotton yet. I thought I was secure
of it once; it was at the [?] House waiting for the Dr. to send
for it, but when the alarm came that the yankee dogs were
coming the agent sold it to someone else. He has sent for
more but no telling when we will get it. I have a letter to
write to Ma and to Uncle Fred today so I can't write any
more to you now, and I hope you too you will be at Norwood be-
fore the [?] you a good bye
Hattie
I want to send my silver
cup to the government, what do you say
I was greatly shocked to hear of dear little [Fannie's?] death, poor Aunt [Ann?]