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Carysbrook July 18th 1864
            Monday Morning

    This is your Birthday, my beloved husband,

and tho' you have some foolish repugnance to that day, I can

=not but believe that you will be gratified to learn that your

wife does not allow it to pass unnoticed, and that she m[?]

=[?] prays on this day that God's [?] may rest upon you.

In reviewing the years that are gone never to return, no flush

of shame can mottle your cheek, nor shame [crossed out] ^regret mingle with

your recollections of your dealings with man [underlined]. There must

surely be repentance towards God, for the [?] [?] [?]

is full of ingratitude to our Heavenly Father, and none

of us has given Him the hearts his love and [?] demand.

Yet there is forgiveness with Him, and help for the future- Let

us both strive to live more upon and for Him. My own heart

has sadly wandered off from the blessed Savior, whose goodness

and love I have so often experienced. So often have I

[?] love and obedience to Him, that my shameful

[?] fills me with confusion of face. and yet

my sorrow is so weak as to regaine to be repented of.

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I wrote to you by the last mail, and had not intended to write

so soon again, but this letter is the only Birthday present I have

for my dear Husband, and it will seem as well as something

more ^valuable as a memento, and I doubt act will be more highly prized

by him than gifts of high [crossed out] greater worth in the eyes of others.

So much for love. A short of paper, containing expressions

of affection are dearer to the heart than gems or stores of gold.

Our [?] boy is getting on finely, tho' at times his cough is

[?] troubles one. He is growing very  fond of his being with

me, and is never so well satisfied as when he is at my side

if, he would only likeably stay by my side. I would be

delighted to have the little fellow always near me, but,

he seems to think I must entertain him all the time, and

mounts in my lap, and then the next thing is "dress, dress"

until I shall put down everything and let him drink

from the maternal fountain until he is tired, which he

rarely is. He has [lust] his [?] in a great measure some

this bad cold has trembled him _ his features are swollen

and I injured his appearance by having his hair

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cut close to his head. Tuck and myself drive down

to Mr Galt's this afternoon to call on Mrs Minnegerude

who, together with her Husband, Cousin R- wishes to dine

here to-morrow. Mrs Genl Lee is expected at Bumo

[?], and then Tuck and myself intend to do our

=selves the pleasure of calling on her. I would like to

see some of the [granders] [underlined] of the land during my jaunt.

I will astonish the matrons when I return. I am busy

making arangements to have some woolen cloth

woven for Toby and Marta, and only regret that I did

not think of it earlier as it may detain me here some little time

after the opening of the road. I also hope to get one or two blankets

from a man who is going up to the Wilderness, and has promised

to procure thirty for Cousin R's servants. Toby has likeably

nothing to cover with, tho' last fall he had a good quilt.

Tuesday morning- Will, we took our drive last afternoon

escorted byt wo Maryland soldiers, who are here recruiting their

health. Cousin R- knew nothing about them save that

they had shed their blood in the Southern cause, and

owing to wounds and sickness required country air, and so

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they are invited ^to Carysbrook and very nice gentlemanly young men

they have found to be. Not long since a raw fellow from T[?]

was one of Cousin R's guests. He was very good hearted but very

unt[?], he addressed Mrs Carmichael and myself as "Miss

Fanny" and "Miss Cynthia" much to our amusement but as soon as

one of the Marylandirs came who, of course, knew better he took ^the Gent,

showing it was only good aspiration he needed to make him all

right. notwithstanding his want of polish he quite won the hearts

of the Mothers by the notice he took of their Babies. Charley has had

a ride this morning on the shoulders of the Marylander, Mr Polk,

We are sadly in want of rain in this section, for we have had

only one or two slight [underlined] showers since we came up five weeks ago this

morning, and it had not rained for a long time previously. To-day

is cloudy, and it has already been sprinkling, we hope for rain, the

corn is folding up its long leaves in its extreme thirst, the gardens

are parched and the vegetables no longer green. The Minnege
-rodes are to dine here to-day, also two other ladies, and Mrs [?]

[?] [Nannie]. To-morrow we are invited to dince at

the Galt's with the [Minnegerodes], quite gay is it not. Mr

[Minnegerode] looks dreadfully, and has been sick for

months. Mr M is very kind and affectionate to me.

Cousin Randolph says he wants to hear about the crops

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where you are, and the prospects for bread [you must with] &c. He adds "tell him I think

of him a great deal." Bland is to be confined, about this time and I

feel very anxious

about her.

I believe I have

no more to say

this morning

I write to you

very oten and

if you get

half[underlined] of the

letters you

ought to be

well

satisfied.

Tuck

discerns to

be remembered

to you-

Your own

wife.