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Rome, December 16th 1862
Tuesday night
My Darling Mother,
I received your welcome letter, just
the day I sent my letter to Father to the office, so
deferred writing for some days. I am now waiting
with great anxiety to hear something of the battle
of Fredericksburg; our Monday's mail brought no-
thing but the Petersburg paper, which contained only
Gen Lee's report - that we had gained a great victory
though at the expense of many brave men, oh I
do so dread to hear who, every battle takes some of our
relations or friends. Do write me what you hear.
I should think Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Gordon would
have been too near the fight to to remark, and from
little Sallie Randolph what a time they must have
had. Mr. Tucker has not yet returned from the south
nor has Mrs. Tucker heard from him since he left.
though it has been four weeks yesterday, I wish he
could come. I [wish?] him in many ways, Maria
has been very hard to manage ever since he left.
Christmas is coming, it will be a sad time with us
all this year but I am glad I shall have a little
rest. Mrs. Tucker has invited Sister and Nina to
cover over and spend it with me. I do hope they
will come, for I want to see them so much, but
I can not promise them any pleasure but that of
my society, for there is no one for them to see but Mr.
Ned Chambliss. he spent the night here last night, but
did not come until after tea, and I had gone to bed
with a violent headache, so Willie entertained him
by telling him, he knew just what he was coming
for, to court Miss Hattie, and he need not now, for
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Miss Hattie says you is the biggest goose she ever did see.
Has my dear father decided yet what to do. I was
very much afraid the yankees would drive you
away from Louisa. I think you all will have plenty
of work for some time to come if you attempt to knit
50 lbs of wool. I am still knitting caps, and on my
seventh and am to begin one tomorrow for Mrs. Baird
to send to a friend who was very kind to her son in his
last sickness. I gave our last [?] to a delicate looking
little North Carolinian who staid here all night. I
don't know his name, a party of seven who were out
hunting deserters (they had two with them) staid here.
Mrs. T.