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| − | [1] | + | [1] Gloucester Point Ap[ri]l 10th 1862 – Dear Wife – Johny Booker continues a little unwell – We have gotten a furlough for him to spend a few days in Richmond [VA]. I write by him that my letter may be mailed there. As I have not heard a word from you, I fear you have not received any thing from me. We are all very well & fairing as well as could be expected – there is some probability of a fight here, if they succeed in whipping [General] Magruder on the Peninsula, which I think they will not do. [‘they...do’ underscored] The hardest part of my life is not being able to hear from you. Oh, darling I never knew before how much my [?] life is wrapped up in You & Charley & Minnie. I care nothing for life without you. I fear I love you too much. Suppose you write to me, enclose it in an envelope to [Envelope] Mrs. Nannie V. Watkins Sassafras Fork P.O N[orth] Carolina [2] Mr. Howeson & let him send it from Richmond – Write every day or two until I know you her [‘I...her’ struck-through] you hear I have gotten a letter. I am a happy & comfortable as I could be from you & am perfectly well – Have written some five or six letters to you – Am writing in haste on the deck of the vessel which will take Johny off – God bless you & our [precious?] children your devoted husband N[athaniel] V. Watkins<br />Mrs Nannie Watkins<br />Sassafras Fork N.C. <br />Caroline |
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| − | Gloucester Point | ||
| − | Ap[ri]l 10th 1862 | ||
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| − | Dear Wife | ||
| − | a little unwell | ||
| − | furlough for him to spend a few days | ||
| − | in Richmond [VA]. | ||
| − | letter may be mailed there. | ||
| − | not heard a word from you, I fear | ||
| − | you have not received any thing from | ||
| − | me. | ||
| − | as well as could be expected | ||
| − | is some probability of a fight here, | ||
| − | if they succeed in whipping [General] Magruder | ||
| − | on the Peninsula, which I think | ||
| − | they will not do. [ | ||
| − | of my life is not being able to hear | ||
| − | from you. | ||
| − | before how much my [?] life is | ||
| − | wrapped up in You & Charley & | ||
| − | Minnie. | ||
| − | without you. | ||
| − | much. | ||
| − | enclose it in an envelope to | ||
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| − | |||
| − | [Envelope] | ||
| − | |||
| − | Mrs. Nannie V. Watkins | ||
| − | Sassafras Fork P.O | ||
| − | N[orth] Carolina | ||
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| − | [2] | ||
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| − | Mr. Howeson & let him send it | ||
| − | from Richmond | ||
| − | or two until I know you her [ | ||
| − | hear I have gotten a letter. | ||
| − | |||
| − | I am a happy & comfortable | ||
| − | as I could be from you & | ||
| − | am perfectly well | ||
| − | some five or six letters to | ||
| − | you | ||
| − | the deck of the vessel which | ||
| − | will take Johny off | ||
| − | you & our [precious?] children | ||
| − | your devoted husband | ||
| − | N[athaniel] V. Watkins | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 11 August 2017
[1] Gloucester Point Ap[ri]l 10th 1862 – Dear Wife – Johny Booker continues a little unwell – We have gotten a furlough for him to spend a few days in Richmond [VA]. I write by him that my letter may be mailed there. As I have not heard a word from you, I fear you have not received any thing from me. We are all very well & fairing as well as could be expected – there is some probability of a fight here, if they succeed in whipping [General] Magruder on the Peninsula, which I think they will not do. [‘they...do’ underscored] The hardest part of my life is not being able to hear from you. Oh, darling I never knew before how much my [?] life is wrapped up in You & Charley & Minnie. I care nothing for life without you. I fear I love you too much. Suppose you write to me, enclose it in an envelope to [Envelope] Mrs. Nannie V. Watkins Sassafras Fork P.O N[orth] Carolina [2] Mr. Howeson & let him send it from Richmond – Write every day or two until I know you her [‘I...her’ struck-through] you hear I have gotten a letter. I am a happy & comfortable as I could be from you & am perfectly well – Have written some five or six letters to you – Am writing in haste on the deck of the vessel which will take Johny off – God bless you & our [precious?] children your devoted husband N[athaniel] V. Watkins
Mrs Nannie Watkins
Sassafras Fork N.C.
Caroline
