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Brookland Aug. 19th
My Darling Husband
Have just received two letters from you one written Aug. 7th the other 9th containing one to Charley. It has been just a week to-day since I heard from you (through Mildreds letter)and I was very uneasy was certain that you were either sick from that hot ride to Ros had been sent to Jackson you can well imagine my great joy this morning to hear that you are well and still at the same place. I think I have enjoyed these two last letters more than any Ive ever received They have relieved my heart of such a weight of anxiety & then they are so full of love & encouragement - although I know you
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love me so dearly yet it is very sweet to hear you say so don't you remember how often I used to ask you if you loved me just to hear you say "that I do dear" I walked down the road to meet William and stopped in the first shade I could find on a plank back of the smoke house to read them. [illegible] saw that I had a letter and he came too and sat on the other end of the plank I got one from Patti too so you see I had a rare feast Charley seemed to think it was very funny for the little frogs to climb up on your tent and when I read about the pears & peaches he said "Yes Ma let us send Pa some peaches" Minnie was with us under the tree when I read his letter to him. Charley put his arms around her and kissed her for you but as she did not understand that Pa had sent her the kiss she objected She is not pretty now is so badly broken out with heat she has finished cutting her
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eye teeth and is getting to be as fat as ever Charley is out under the oak tree with Talman & Abel making little houses by driving sticks in the ground he is perfectly happy when he can get a plenty of sand or dirt to play in He has just come in and is climbing up on the table to get his letter I asked him what I must tell you and he said he didn't know I then asked him what he would say if you were to step in the room he said I would say "Howdy pa did you bring me anything pretty" Mildred & [illegible] are here Sister Martha wrote a note this morning she says Mary has less fears than she has had since Friday the day she was taken sick [Ruben?] is down at the house - Henry Hodge Eddie [Coode?] & Ned Morse have been to Pa's since we left last Monday Sister [illegible] says she has been quite a [belle?] She will be at prayer meeting this evening and we will go too I haven't been to prayer meeting since
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you left I will read a part of your letter to Mr Hines and try and urge him to go I was much interested in your account of that meeting of the negroes would like to have been with you I agree with you in believing the army the most extensive field of usefullness for a minister in factI think it is plainly their duty to go It does my heart good to see that you are so much interested in such things You will never have a better opportunity of doing good than you now have in the army I think the heart of a soldier far away from home & friends must be more easily touched than when at home and your influence will not be lost on Sam & Doc I am so glad you are just where you are Providence has ordered all you have been spared in a wonderful manner I feel perfectly willing even happy to trust my all in His hands I think of you darling all the times and it seems such
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