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                                                Richmond Sunday 12 April 1863


                I have no doubt that you will have received


what I sent by Mr. Patton before you receive this,


my beloved wife; I wrote a hasty note to Page &


put it in the bundle.  I hope that the articles


were much as you desired especially  (as there is


most doubt about them)  Page's muslin & darling


Lucy Pages' shoes - I lost the measure, taking out


my letter to show Page's note to me , to Lizzie Ewell's


so I had to guess of the size;  if to small send them


back by Mr. Patton, or the first opportunity with


the exact measure of the baby's foot = not of her


shoe.     I got your acceptable bundle by


Mr. Lefebvre & saw him before I recd your letter.


I am greatly indebted to you for the shirts; they


add much to my wardrobe;  I am getting up


a box to send back by Mr. Lefebvre, or rather to


put under his charge.  I shall send in it some white


cotton for 4 shirts for Bob & a little piece of


linen for bosoms &c.


                I went to church this morning and after escorting


some ladies home I met, on my return to the boarding


house, Martha Page & returned with her as far as


her lodgings.  She told me that Mr. Sheldon had


just come up from Gloster with news  that his


brethren the Yankees had committed more


deprivations in the country. 


On our way we met


Old Mrs. Peachy ( the first time that I have seen her since


she left Wmsburg) who told Martha that she had


been to see her.  Martha had been somewhere after


church.  I gave a flourish with my beaver and then


stood as bold and upright as a steeple ; however the old


lady did not detain us long.  I presume that my


presence was not agreeable to her, especially looking


so well in health as I do.


                Gen. Wise has gone down with his forces to


Wmsburg  and below; I heard this aftn that he had


 gotten below town & was driving the Yankees down;


I presume therefore that he took Fort Magruder.


                I saw Miss Julia Johns a day or two ago.


I suppose she is staying at Mr. Macfarland's, as she


was there at dinner on one day & I found her


there at breakfast next morning;  Mr. M. had asked


me to return to breakfast the day after I dined there;


 afterwards he kindly went   with me to see Mr.


Secretary Memminger who was very courteous-


said that he had heard of me -was sorry that he


had not been able to give me, at the time, any


thing "more worthy of me", but hoped to be able to do


so &c .&c.     Whether the expression of this hope was mere


diplomacy remains to be seen.  When you next hear


from me I hope you will receive the box with a few supplies


& other things.  Kind regards to Mr. Mrs. Vest.  Love to all the girls &


kisses for the darlings.  I am glad to hear that Dr. Cabell


has gone up.  I suppose there will be a wedding soon.


    Farewell for the present dearest wife,  Your   R.S.


                      (Remembrance to servants)


Marginalia on page 2-


 


 


I  wrote Page that the bread riot was not quite an April fool, but it was not a bread riot that was merely the


pretext for  plunder:   Some low women & desperate men broke open a few stores & stole cloths &c


There was no assault by troops, but the police dispersed them & caged the ringleaders of both sexes.