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Richmond, April 10th 1863
Excuse my apparent
silence dear Hattie upon the
receipt [?] [?] much prized
[?], but I left for the
country just after receiving your
letter. I had an engagement
with a young lady to go to visit
a friend of ours living at Old
Church (Hanover) and expected
to be absent so short a time. I de
termined especially as mail
only came once during our visit to wait
until on my return. I saw with
my own eyes our [long desired?]
skirts. They are so pretty and so nice
we are perfectly charmed. It was
so very kind in Mrs. Tucker
but I will [?] my thanks to her
I shall go to Mother's [?] if there
is nothing I could find that
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would be a pleasure to her but
fear not she has so few pretty ones
[?] how as you say I will ever
get them to her I don't know.
You must not trouble yourself
about the dresses. I am convinced
it is my fate never to