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Blenheim February 7th

Sunday night

My darling Nina,

I am by no means sure

that I ought not to be in bed instead

of sitting up here writing to you, but I am

afraid if I don't begin tonight I shall

not have my letter ready for the mail

tomorrow. I received your two welcome letters and also the book for all of which many thanks. There are a good many books here and I could borrow plenty, but I have scarcely read a book since I have been here. I have been so busy with my gloves (of which I have knit 10 pair) my chemises, school, writing, and being sick my- self, but I shall be glad to get something to read now. I have gotten almost as well and fat as usual. I came up from Mr. Har- ris's on Sunday last and since that time this is the 12th letter I have written, so you will have to make many excuses for it. My hair has not yet shown any signs of coming out & Dr. Hobson does not think it will, says it was not [real?] ty- phoid fever I had but catarrhal with strong typhoid symptoms, but if it should show any signs of doing so

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I shall certainly have it shaved imme- diately, and tell Lizzie when I do try the experiment I shall certainly try it well, have it shaved three times back- wards and will let her know whether I succeed in getting curls. You and Lizzie must have a pleasant time to- gether reading and talking, but you have never told me who Lizzie is & how old is she. I thought up to this time she was the little child you were teaching. You ask me who I liked best of all the people I saw at Mr. Harris's well I certainly liked Fannie the best. She is as [sweet?] and lovely a girl as I have ever met with and I love her dearly. She is com- ing up soon to stay some with me. Of the gentlemen I liked Willie Blackford de- cidedly the best, though I liked Capt Har- ris very much too, he is considered by all his relations as the sweetest fellow in the world but somehow he & I did not get along. I found him very hard to talk to. The eldest brother Nelson is too conceited & egotistical to be very agreeable, but the third brother Adam who came just before I left & who is just 21 is the handsomest smartest fellow you ever did see. Then there was Mr [Finney?] who was very amusing, Mr. Harrison who

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was very odd & Mr. Kennon (Lord Nor- wood) who is immensley wealthy; Fannie writes me that the last mentioned in- dividual had been over since I left and had had the audacity to tell her that he had fallen in love with me, but I have never seen any evidence of it, he must have been romancing like some of our other friends do. Tell Lettie with my love she need not inquire what talking of going to Pow- hatan means. Wait until [he?] goes, tis my opinion Powhatan will never [use?] him. He never talks of what he really means to do. I am so glad you have a balmoral** it was indeed kind in Mrs. Booker to send it to you, but how did she get it to you. I have not heard from any of them since soon after Xmas, but wrote to Horace last week. All the Powhatan troop are at home too, but have the itch most dreadfully. I am so glad the P.E. boys are at home, I did not see any of them as they passed. How is your cold, I felt anxious about it. Do Nina take care of yourself don't let these coughs get such a hold on you as they have on me, it only needs care, and you will wish you had if you don't. Not that I have any now. As to [?] I am much obliged to you for your offer, I don't believe

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I have any, but I have never worn a white collar since Brother died & at any rate I could not undertake to wear them here in the country where I see so few people. I should be very badly off for collars but that [Norvell?] gave me a beautiful crape one for a Xmas gift. I wrote to [Rouss?] and cousin E last week about the cotton & hope to hear from them soon, I told Rouss to put the cotton up if he had it and send it to "Jeter & Harris" commission merchants there, & they would send it to me by wagon & I asked Cousin E to call and pay him for it, & spend the rest of the 20 dol in paper & send it with the cotton. I also wrote to Mother and asked her to get me the [worth of the money?] Frank had of [?] in {?]. I am obliged to have some handkerchiefs, & send it in the same bundle. Just please tell me again who Johns Janney is engaged to, I could not make the name out. I must close now with much love to Lizzie. I enclose you some letters, send [?] to Sister & Aunt [?] to Ma. Write soon to your loving sister

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• • a balmoral was a petticoat