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as good as it was on the 20th | as good as it was on the 20th | ||
of November. | of November. | ||
| + | You must write me what you | ||
| + | and your brothers are studying. | ||
| + | I see by the report how many | ||
| + | things & I am quite surprised | ||
| + | and much gratified to see | ||
| + | you so much advanced, and | ||
| + | I wish to know what books | ||
| + | and what parts of the books | ||
| + | you are reading or studying | ||
| + | how far in other words you | ||
| + | have progressed. | ||
| + | Dear little Fankin I suppose | ||
| + | is quite independent of Miss | ||
| + | Mary Mann, and does not yet | ||
| + | trouble herself with a spelling | ||
| + | book & I immagine that | ||
| + | Master Geordie's education | ||
| + | or schooling consists at pres- | ||
| + | -ent in being taught to talk. | ||
| + | You must keep them in mind of | ||
| + | me for I fear they only know | ||
| + | their father is a sort of myth. | ||
| + | It is very cold and has been | ||
| + | raining for more than a week. | ||
| + | I am well horsed and have | ||
| + | a plenty of good wood but I | ||
| + | fear you have snow in [Gloucester?] | ||
| + | where I have rain & that | ||
| + | you must suffer terribly. | ||
| + | Tell mother she must not | ||
| + | let you suffer if it is possible | ||
| + | even by burning the railings | ||
| + | to avoid it. | ||
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To Miss Leah S} Head Quarters 7th Mil Dist Taliaferro } South Carolina near
Charleston Jan 7 1864
My Dear Daughter
I received
only today your mothers letter of the 20th of Nov enclosing the reports of the standing of your brothers & yourself in school. I was much delighted to receive them and as you were all mark- ed perfect in writing I thought I would write you each a short letter in hopes that you would all soon reply and I would then know what a perfect mark in writing meant. I hope your mother will often enclose the reports and I trust I shall have the happiness to find the standings always as good as it was on the 20th of November. You must write me what you and your brothers are studying. I see by the report how many things & I am quite surprised and much gratified to see you so much advanced, and I wish to know what books and what parts of the books you are reading or studying how far in other words you have progressed. Dear little Fankin I suppose is quite independent of Miss Mary Mann, and does not yet trouble herself with a spelling book & I immagine that Master Geordie's education or schooling consists at pres- -ent in being taught to talk. You must keep them in mind of me for I fear they only know their father is a sort of myth. It is very cold and has been raining for more than a week. I am well horsed and have a plenty of good wood but I fear you have snow in [Gloucester?] where I have rain & that you must suffer terribly. Tell mother she must not let you suffer if it is possible even by burning the railings to avoid it.
