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Richmond. 9 Feb . 1863
I have recd. but one letter
from you my beloved wife, since
I have been here, and that was written
on yesterday week (this
is Monday). This I am quite
confident is not the state of
things indicating the number of
times that you have written.
I therefore am sure that one
at least of your letters has been
lost and I have now to request
you to direct hereafter to the
care of "Capt. Charles Morris - A.Q.M."
I wrote to you on Saturday enclosing
some sewing cotton which I hope
you will receive tomorrow morning.
In that letter I informed you that
I had taken boarding at the same
house with some Wms. burg friends.
Considering the difficulty of obtaining
board & lodging and the dearness of
both, I am quite as comfortable as
I could expect - but not desire, - for
if that could be asserted it would
be because I had returned to you
all. I have been so little used
to work for some time that , having my
mornings full occupied I have not
yet arranged my daily habits so as
to enable me to visit any one; but
I intend to begin tomorrow afternoon
by visits to Gen. Ewell and Minnigerode.
On yesterday, instead of going to church
I went down to Drewry's Bluff to see
James Semple: I had some money be-
-longing to him & I wanted to deliver
it besides desiring to see him.
I found him very well and very
comfortably established. I went on board
the iron clad new vessel- the Richmond-
a most strange and queer looking machine,
and found her a tremendous
implement of war. I also of
course went around the batteries
on the bluff and according to my
very mature military judgment
the enemy cannot get to Rich-
-mond that way. Major Semple re-
-turned to Richmond with me in the
aftn. Capt. Lee also came up.
He commands the naval station
at the bluff; he is a brother of Gen. Lee
and a very agreeable gentleman.
it is almost breakfast time &
I must stop. Best love to every
body. Kisses for the children - extra
for my darling little Pagey. I
have not heard a word from the
girls altho' I wrote to Lelia.
Do write my dearest wife so soon
as to receive this and do not
forget the direction-
Care of Capt. Charles Morris A.Q.M.
Remembrance to Mrs. S. &c. &c. &c
Ever your R.S.
Mrs. Saunders