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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 [?] 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 [?] 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
[?] 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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