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24June, Wmsburg 1861
My dear Annie,
Your letter of the 20th post marked the 21st
reached me today & I am glad to be able to send you
the prescription which I got today. I am just back
from Yorktown & have not taken time to wash off the dust
which I accumulated in my travels. So being somewhat
tired I shall only write you a short note. About the
prescription tho:? base it twice as strong for Baby Jane
as you have it for Baby Jean. God bless the little
Darlings I hope they are now well! About Julia
If your suspicious be c? of course you must get
rid of her the idea of having to send her off is very
Distressing, but it cannot be helped & we must bear
It as well as we can. I hope it is not so however, but
Shall look about here for a nurse in case you cannot
get one there. It will be better for us to get me in
Warrenton if you can. Inform me on this point.
I am heartily glad my Dear Annie that my letter
Has inspired such satisfaction & hope that I may
be able to fight a good fight in the spirit as well as in
the flesh. And, you Dear Mother, your prayers have
granted & a great source of anxiety taken from my
mind. Your good boy will try to b worthy of your
Early teaching. Now, I will -----------------------
& then I think I shall have nothing more today.
Tell Sam that I shall at once see Major Cary
& use every exertion on his behalf.
God bless you Darling! God bless
You Mother! Love to Rosa
Your ------------
James
Dear Little Babies Dear Little Treasurers,
Papa is very
Well & thinks about you every hour almost in
these long summer days. He prays for you
every night & may often falls asleep --------------
you to the loving kindness of the Almighty.
You must be good children my darlings & love
Your father mother ---- and devotedly & before
Very long Papa will try & come down to see you.
Until then my children be good & do not forget
Dear
Papa James.
P.S. Mention to Same that his letter of the 18th
only reached me today. Send for him & read
What this P.S. concerns to him.
My dear Sam,
I should write you a separate
Letter but this I suppose will answer.
I shall certainly attend to the matter
Discretion? your letter & I think you
had better visit by the next mail to Capt
Hope & ask him to take charge of your
horse & buggy. I saw Batz with your
Mare & --- for his ------ my ----by
Sick I suppose he would have been dead
before this, seeing this I asked Hope if he
wanted & take her & keep her for you feeding
her ---- use he said that likely you
he would loss at --- he has six horses that
he would take care of her cheerfully. You
had better attend to this at once.
With much aff regards & best
Love to Mattie
I remain very truly yours
James Hope
