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Brunswick County Va Feb 16th 1862

Dear Brother

I seat myselfe to write you a few lines to let you know that, I have not forgotten you We are well at present, Hoping when these few lines reach you they may find you enjoying the same great blessing. Pa has been very sick since he wrote to you last with the yellow Jaundice, Which lasted him about a fortnight There are several of the Brunswick Grays in the county at this time.

Ma says you must get a furlough as soon as you can and come home to see us once more. The people seem to be very much excited in this part of the country about the yankees taking Roanoke Island.

The time is very near at hand when the malitia will be drafted, And some of them are scared nearly to death. They are trying every scheme they can think of to get out of the war

We had a great deal of bad rainy wether this winter. It is hailing and snowing at this time. There has been two or three death in this neighbourhood lately. Mr. Massey and Norborn Braswell . Alfred talks of coming home beforelong if he can He wrote word that he was going to try to get the Dr to give him a discharge.

Ma and all the children sends there love to you. Ma says dont you reinlist yet, hold on a while longer and see what the chances will be

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Lark was at a quilting at Mrs Braswell last night He said they had a very lively time Give my love to all inquiring friends receive a large portion you selfe

I must close by asking you to exchuse bad writing and spelling

I remain your affectionate sister until death

Amanda J Rawling.

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Dear Mort Brunswick County Feby 16th 1862

I have again taken this occasion to answer your

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letter of the 12 & 31st of January which came to on last Thursday and was very glad to here from you and hoping this letter may find your helth still improving I have seen several of the Brunswick Grays since they arrived home and told me that you looked very well when they left the camp

Some of the people are getting very mcuh alarmed owing to the yankees landing a large army on the cost of NCarolina they have taken Roanoke Isleand Elizabeth City & Edenton and can land as many men there as they want the yankees are threatning Welldon Munfreesborough & Norfolk – the militia have been called out in Southampton in a mass and some of them in Brunswick are trembling in there boots Expecting every day to be called out – the spirrit of volunteering have been revived considerable within the last few weeks in this County Maj F E Buford have made up a company & have organize and will be ready to start off to the seat of war in a few days & a nother company from Greensvill & the lower edge of Brunswick will organize in a few days. – I have understood that one or two new companys have been formed in Mecklenburg lateley and have goon into the servis

Col Tillman called by the other day and handed your Ma Twenty five dollars which he said you sent by him [h]ome and he also deposited Eighty five dollars with your Ma for Mr John L Wrights wife and have been delivered to here

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[The?] Farmers are very backward with work owing to the bad weather [ ] are nearly dun ploughing, corn land

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I have just commenced taking the list of Property & the weather keep so bad I am getting a long very slow

I understand that several of Robinson Company have Reinlisted for two year longer I suppose a greeable to the late Militia Law passed by the Legislature If a volunteer reinlist he will have to serve two years more if I was in your place I would not reinlist yet a while If you get the chance to come home we would be very glad to see you

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If you dont want to reinlist dont them scare you

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into by telling of you that you will thrown back with the Militia If you have to go with the Militia you will have credit for the one year that you have served I had rather take my chance with the Militia thin to under go what you all have

The neighbours are all very well so fair as I know Tell the Kings Boys that there Ma Family are all well & also Mr Wrights Family are well

I want you to write to us every chance you have you ma get very impacient when she dont here from you offen I have nothing more at presant to write only remaining yours Resp &c

JW Rawlings