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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 and see 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
and 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
stupid 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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