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+ | Well my darling Nina, I reckon you | ||
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+ | begin to think it is time I was writing to | ||
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+ | you, and answering your last most wel- | ||
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+ | come letter so now I will begin. I have | ||
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+ | just gotten a letter tonight from darling | ||
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+ | Mother telling me that she was sick at | ||
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+ | Mrs. [Puleski's?] and I am so delighted to hear | ||
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+ | that she is so comfortable, and quite envious of | ||
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+ | you when I think of you as with her, while I | ||
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+ | am so far off. What pleasant walks you will | ||
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+ | have together in the evenings. I am truly de- | ||
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+ | lighted that you have her so near you. I am so | ||
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+ | glad too you are getting along so much better | ||
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+ | with [?] & sincerely hope you may be able to man- | ||
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+ | age her. I suppose you have seen my letter to | ||
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+ | Mother giving a full account of all the wed- | ||
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+ | ding frolic, so I will not repeat any part of | ||
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+ | it except to tell you that I certainly lost my | ||
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+ | heart with that brown eyed Bolling and | ||
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+ | that I think Bartlett would make the | ||
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+ | sweetest brother in the world. I have not | ||
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+ | heard anything of them since they left but | ||
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+ | Uncle Willie comforts me by telling me he |
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This transcription has not been verified by Special Collections Research Staff. Please also consult images of the document.
Blenheim Nov 16th [1864]
Wednesday night
Well my darling Nina, I reckon you
begin to think it is time I was writing to
you, and answering your last most wel-
come letter so now I will begin. I have
just gotten a letter tonight from darling
Mother telling me that she was sick at
Mrs. [Puleski's?] and I am so delighted to hear
that she is so comfortable, and quite envious of
you when I think of you as with her, while I
am so far off. What pleasant walks you will
have together in the evenings. I am truly de-
lighted that you have her so near you. I am so
glad too you are getting along so much better
with [?] & sincerely hope you may be able to man-
age her. I suppose you have seen my letter to
Mother giving a full account of all the wed-
ding frolic, so I will not repeat any part of
it except to tell you that I certainly lost my
heart with that brown eyed Bolling and
that I think Bartlett would make the
sweetest brother in the world. I have not
heard anything of them since they left but
Uncle Willie comforts me by telling me he