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Blenheim March, 31, 1865

Dear Nina,

I have written to you once

by way of Belmead. I have been hoping

every day to get another letter from

you in the same way, but none has

come (I got your letter and the one containing

letters) so I will write again. I did in-

tend writing you a long letter and taking

it to church on Sunday and getting [...]

Miss [?] to take it from there. [The?]

[mail?] is so slow now, but the [?]

ing agent has come this evening and

the Dr. will have to go to the C. H. tomor-

row, and so can't go to church on Sunday.

So now I have to write in a hurry to

send the letter and a carpet bag down to

Miss Maria Harris by the Dr. tomorrow,

hoping to get it to church. [In?] [living?]

in that way, I send a carpet bag con-

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taining what few things I have been

able to spare for Father and Mother. Two

pair of socks for Father and a hank of yarn,

a flannel skirt, chamise, and pair of

draws for Mother. The draws are thin

and old, but I thought she must have had

one pair on [?] [?] but plan would be

for you to let her have your third

pair and you take the pair I send for

your third pair.