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Note to Swem: this letter is from Lettie (not Hattie) as the title indicates.
Linden, Oct 12th 1863
My Darling Nina,
This is the second letter that I have
commenced to you today. In writing the first, I had so
interruptions and was so unfortunate as to turn
my ink over on the paper, that I had to throw it aside and
commence another. I was in the midst of a whole host of
apologies to you for not having written before, and four
North Carolina horseman came in and wanted to know
if they could dine here, and having given them permission,
Nannie and I had to attend to them as Mama is absent
at a sick neighbor's. But I will proceed to give in any
excuses. All the past week I have had company, day
and night. And another week before I knew Miss Hattie
would write and inform you of everything of importance
and interest that had transpired since you left, so I
concluded that I would wait until I could find some
thing that would interesting