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Long Meadows August 17 Mr. Bright Dear Sir

              I have just returned from 

a visit to Phila. & while there I met with you neice Mrs. Angine Emley. She was one of my best friends. Sympathy drew us together then after I knew her intimately I loved her for herself. I promised her to write to you & tell you how entirely her love & sympathy is with you all.

  She thinks & speaks of you as a Father & her

greatest trial is the prolonged separation from those she loves. Writing by Flag of Truce is a poor way for friends to correspond.

     Mrs. Emley is untiring in her attentions to the

Southern prisoners, her whole time is taken up in cutting out making up clothing, soliciting contri- butions & writing letters. Nearly all the Boys claim some relationship with her.

   Her health has been delicate for some time

but I think 'tis caused by overexertion. She thought last winter that she would go to New York for help. Said she had run her [?] at home so long. her visit was successful she collected $500 and was benefitted in health.

  I wish I could tell you all that the Ladies

are doing and how much they are sacrificing, for the comfort of [their own?]

  Mrs. E  [...] to Va but she feels

she can do [more good?] where she is. indeed I [.......] I knew many very many would suffer for comfort I might say necessaries.

  Mr. Emley throws no obstacles in the way of

his wife indeed furnishes all in his power. but has to be perfectly quiet. I often wonder she can do as much as she does unmolested.

  I had thought to meet no sympathiser

in my northern trip & was most agreeably disap- pointed. Many families in Phila. have dis- carded dessart from their tables & many Ladies have sold their jewelry, to get delicacies & comfort for the prisoners. I think it would call the blush to the cheek of our Southern Ladies, they think more of dress & ease than our Northern friends. If there is anything I have omitted let me know & I will try & answer all questions.

                          Respect---
                   Miss Mattie C Douglass
                          Fishersville
                                 Augusta
                                       Va