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                                Richmond  17 March 1864

 

             I received your letter to day, my

beloved wife,  and was much annoyed to

find that you had not received  my letter

written by the mail of Monday last, which

you might to have received on Tuesday

morning.     I cannot undertake to

hope even, that you have received it at

all, as you did not get it in time, but

I can only hope that you did.

    I was delighted to hear from you

and to know that you were all well.

I have been about as busy here as I

was at home.  I have had, & still

have,  much to do, but I shall be up

on Monday night whether I get

thro' or not, & I shall be heartily glad to

get away from Richmond and

return to you all.  I have seen a

few friends & have been treated by

them as kindly - fully as kindly- as

usual, and my time has passed as plea-

-santly as I could possibly have

expected in these times.    I hoped that

Col.  Rawley  Martin was received here

 

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amongst the exchanged priosners re-

-cently received, but I have learned

since that he has not.  I should have

been so pleased to see him with his

parents and friends on my return.

  I heard this morning, thro' Col.  Smith,

assistant q, master Genl.  who came down

yesterday from Charlotte, of James Semple,

but on enquiring at the hotel, I found

that he had gone down to Drewry's Bluff.

    Dear Bob will have to wait until I

get back, for information as to how

to join the army.  I have bought

 him two shirts - (flannel) & shall

try to get his leggins [underlined],  tho'  I am  afraid

I shall not succeed.

     I will bring you what I can find &

can afford to buy.  This place is

very disagreeable and every thing

is awfully high & things to eat are

very scarce, but, thanks to many

friends I am not starved.

    I will try to see more of my firends

before I leave here.  My time is much

occupied in public & private business

and I do  not know whether I can

 

 

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get to see them all.

          I cannot tell you many things,

for want of time, which I should be

glad to tell you.    One thing which

I am far from being glad to tell is

that Mr. James Lyons' house was

burnt to the ground on Tuesday night:

  Furniture, clothing & all, excpet a little,

all consumed.    I want to get back

among you and to you all, as much

as you desire to see me.

     Give my most affectionate love to

my dearest children, Lelia, Page

and Bob and believe me to be as

always.       Your R.S.