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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
thinks he intends to come back, for he left
his carpet-sack at his house & he wants to know
if I don't want to keep it. I believe I ended
my letter to Mother last Friday, so I will
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only continue my history from there. Fri-
day evening I walked over to old Mr.
[Hurts?] & staid all night with [Sue Hooper?]
who made herself so agreeable that I did
not get back until Saturday night. I found
Mr. Clay had come the evening before & was
still here. Mr. [Venning?] had been here the
night before & Mr. [Kuch?] that morning
but they had left. Sunday we went to church
in the neighborhood, to hear Dr. Hobson
murder one of Bishop Wilmer's sermons. In
the evening Dr. [Wearing?] & Mr. Venning came
to stay all the evening & say goodbye & the
next morning left the county. Now as to my
great friend Mr. Goodman I have not seen
him for a week tho' he does not live half a
mile from here, and at the time the Dr.
went to Richmond he had not been to see
me but once or twice, so begging Mrs. Stuart's
pardon I don't believe the Dr. ever said any such
thing. Belle got that up when she went down in the
cars with him & you. He has been to see me four or
five times since, but I have no idea of hurting
that good man's feeling or he of giving me
an opportunity. Since Sunday we have had
no visitors at all & bid fair to have a very
quiet [winter?]. I am so sorry to hear of Rob String-
fellow's wound and fear if gangrene has set
in that amputation will not be the worst [in-?]
[sult?], go to see him if you can. I am so glad
you find such a pleasant companion in
Mary [?] I always though I should like her bet-
ter than her mother or Bill, please thank her
for the [?] & [? bands] she sent me. I did
not send to her to get my dress. Mrs. H sent to Mrs.
Dr. [Baning?] to get it. I don't find my school at all
handsome, have six scholars, at [$2.00?] for the
day scholars. I don't know exactly what my
salary will be. [7.00?] if I don't get any more
scholars. I return you Mr. John Dupuy's
note, it is a very nice one & I should feel
very much like answering it I think. So
you still think you will go to Pr[ince] Ed[ward] Xmas
I should like much to go too, but we no chance
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of it, for they have stopped running the stage to the Depot already, the roads are so
bad. I reckon I shall spend it with Fannie very quietly too, for Sallie is de-
clining very rapidly. Have you been to see Fannie yet, you must be sure to go
she is at Mr. [Brudins] corner of 5th / Grace streets and will be there for a
week or two unless Sallie is worse and I am sure you will like her. Ask
Ma if Mrs. [Bidd?] has had that baby yet or what has become of it. [Tell?] too
that she must just knit her jackets straight on the shoulder they don't
require any chapings. I forgot to tell her. Are you not glad our Caval-
ry have done so well in this last fight in the valley, but it makes
me anxious about the boys. I had a letter from Horace about
two weeks ago, he seemed out of spirits & said he never saw so
much drinking in his life. And so you have [sent?] me out with
Mr. John B, never mind wife. Col Pickins sent me word he has
not gotten his gloves yet, but they were in a safe place & he
was coming to see me to thank me, so what do I care for
Mr. John? Well a truce to such nonsense & I must beg you goodbye
with much love to darling Mother & yourself. Your loving sister,
Hattie
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I am knitting a pair of gloves for Maj Stringfellow, then I am
knitting as a return for Mrs. S's kindness to me, then I knit a
pair for her to send as a present to a soldier for which she is
to pay me 15$ & I have also engaged to knit two pair for other
[persons?] at the same price. What shall I do with my 45 dol.
I have knit three pair for myself & have yarn enough to knit
two more pair. I am going to mail a pair to Custis Lee tomorrow
I just sent my card with them.