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                  1863 

Brunswick Va April 20th

Dear Brother

I seat myself to write you a few lines to let you hear from us These lines leaves us all well, hoping when they reach you [all – crossed out] they may find you all enjoying the same blessing. I have but little news of any importance to write at this time. You wrote me word to [?-crossed out] give your love to our sweetheart; you must write me word who she is before I can give your love to her. Tell Lark I reckon some of the ladies must of fell in love with him when he was at home, they said he was the [?] Rawlings they had ever seen

Sweet and Clay are two of the greatest ladies men we have about here, they think they are full grown men. I don’t think Sweet’s courting [?] will get grown soon enough for him to [start?] [?].

Ma says if you have to go back to Kelly’s company you must try and come home before you go and if you dont have to go back you must write word as soon

    can

as you all about the matter

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Ma says she wants you to try and get her three ounces of indigo mud in Richmond or Petersburg if you can get if for a dollar

                  an ounce

and twenty five cents ^ and send to her by by the first one that passes

Tell lark to write to some of us [?] if he dont want to write to none of the family to write to some of the ladies, then perhaps we would stand a chance to hear from him.

Ma sends her love to you and Lark Give my love to [all – crossed out] Lark and all enquiring friends and accept a portion for your self. Write soon

I am very truly your affectionate sister

A J Rawlings

to W. M R

Ma says she will send the money by Charles Rawlings when he goes back to pay for the indigo