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+ | Gloucester Point | ||
+ | Ap[ri]l 10th 1862 – | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | |||
+ | [Envelope] | ||
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+ | 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 – 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 |
Revision as of 16:17, 11 August 2017
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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