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Williamsburg Nov 19th 1861

Tuesday night

Only yesterday I wrote you a letter,
my dear Husband, but Mr. Taliafino
goes down to York to-morrow and I cannot
allow the opportunity to slip by without
thanking you for your letter, which I received
to-day. It gave me much pleasure to
hear from you particularly as your letter
was unprovoked by one from me.

I am happy to inform you that those
sick folks at home are doing well
Aunty continues to improve, and
Mother is up again to-day - notwithstand
-ing I spent the day there, going over
immediately after our breakfast which
we finished a little after eleven ['little...eleven' underscored]
o'clock, and not returning until
after dinner. I then dressed and

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went down to see [Lilie?] Mercer - it was
very late and "brother Ambler" escorted
me home. Mrs. Mercer had no opportunity
to speak to me privately, but she gave me
to understand that she wished you to
come up in time for a certain occasion.
First she asked when you were coming
then if you would not be up in a few
days. I told her no, that you only came
up once a fortnight and you had just
returned to York. She then wanted to
know if you would not come, and I promised
to see if you could. Mr. Ambler was with
us and she could not be more explicit, I
however, understood her. Lilie and
[?] are to be married on Tuesday
evening next. Cannot you come up on
that day to be present on the occasion.
I feel quite overjoyed [now?] by the thought

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of seeing you again so soon. I hear
nothing of the Bellefield trip, and, I hope,
it may not come off until next week after
the wedding. Then, I trust, my family
may not need my care, and that there
will be nothing else to keep me here.
Home duties are very hard to perform
when they are not agreeable, and I
am so tired of sitting up.

About the mixture for Sadie, you tell
me to give her certain quantities and
yet you have not sent me any, nor
have you told me what sort of a mixture
you are talking about. I am much
obliged to you for your Diphtheria
prescription for my Aunt. Bland
is taking the Bitters, and is looking better
already. She says she is hungry all
the time. She looked very pretty

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indeed, to-day. I wish Mr. T-
looked happier. I do not know what
can be the matter with him. He
hardly spoke during dinner, although,
it was but the second time I had been
at home at that meal since my
marriage. Mama says I must tell
you this. Mr. Ambler informed me that
it was determined by the Vestry yesterday
afternoon at their meeting to sell the Church
coal. This is a fine opportunity for you
to supply yourself - only I should think
you ought to be in a hurry. I presume Mr.
[Vest,?] as the Treasurer, must have the disposal
of the coal suppose you write to him
about it should you determine to purchase
more. It will be very bad to be without
fuel in the early spring. However, I of
course, do not know whether you have already
a sufficiency. Mama will send you
some [?] by the first opportunity.
Mr. T. goes down on horseback

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Do write me soon, my dear Husband. I love you a great
deal more
when you
write to me,
than when
I do not
hear. Do
not forget
to write to
[?]
Your own
Wife

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Mr. T. is going to bethel before he returns to W.

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George [?] has the measles. I wish they would
send you up.