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                                Henry Court House

                                    Monday 7 Sept. 1863.

 

I arrived safe at Danville my

beloved wife, on Thursday evening.

   I write a hurried note to Mr. Wilmer

next day enclosing a passport which

I hope he received.  On Saturday I left

Danville in the stage for this place

where I arrived about sunset, after a

tolerably good ride.  Here I got a

good supper and an excellent , nice

clean bed in a fine large room

in an old fashioned tavern built

of logs.   I have not   built  been so

comfortable in any of my travellings;

it seemed that it somehow got out

 

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that I was somebody who had some-

-thing to give away, and I was

treated quite with distinction by my

landlord, who is however a very kind

person & who has done every thing

to make me comfortable and has

suceeded.    Yesterday I dined with

Mr. Wootten, a gentleman of the bar,

and a very intelligent and estimable

man, who is an old student and of

course an old acquaintance.  By

his assitance I shall get thro' my

business in this county tomorrow

quite satisfactorily.  I shall then

endeavor to get to Patrick as well

as Pitts [crossed out] Franklin before I return;

tho' I do not yet know.   At any

 


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rate I shall go to Franklin,  where I hope

to hear from you if you will write to

Franklin Court House by Saturday's [underlined] mail

to Danville, as I do not think there

is any direct mail from Pittsylvania

C. H. to Franklin;  if you cannot

write by Saturday's mail you need

not write at all as it will be too late.

        I hope to be back again with you

my dearest wife, by the end of next week

or the beginning of the week  after, when

I hope to take some rest.  However the

traveling agrees very well with me.

   I hope you will have heard something

from dear Bob by the time you write;

and that the dear children at home

& away will be well and happy.

     The two little Smiths (Mrs. Joyner's

 

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grand childen) ran over to see me on Satur-

-day night so soon as they heard I had

come;  yesterday evening I went to see

Mrs. J.  her daughters Mrs. Neel and

 Miss I.  Bucktrout are with her- all were

very glad to see any one of Williamsburg,

and all are well.  Mrs. Joyner is about.

   I saw the Rev. Mr. Lee riding thro' the

street this morning & spoke to him.  He is

well.                 Kisses for darling baby &

for the dear boys & kindest regards

for Mr. W. & Miss Lizzie.

     Hoping to hear from you my

beloved wife.  I am yr.  R. S.

 

Mrs. Saunders