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                    Richmond August 21st 1864
                                Sunday night

                    I have had a long walk this afternoon
and Mrs  Sully and myself both being heated
and tired, we have concluded to undress and rest
she has not stuck to the spirit of the contract, but
has gone to bed leaving me free, and I have
decided to write to you, my beloved Husband.
I wrote to you on the packet boat on last Wednes
day, at that time I thought I shold go on
up to Clarksville on Friday last, but finding
Mrs Sully very comfortably fixed in a nice
large room at the corner of 7th & Main, and
having bought her as a present some chickins [sic]
an [sic] butter, concluded to remain until next
Tuesday, at which time I certainly expect to [?]
Cousin Lizzie will leave for the Farm on
 
the same day, and we will go that far together.
She has been most kind and affectionate to me.
I spent the whole of Friday with her, going before
breakfast, and returning after dark. It was a
delightful day, Miss Lizzie Jones was there also,
and it was very pleasant to talk over old times
with her. She was shelled out of Petersburg, two
shells passed through the house in which she
was living. Cousin L-invited me to stay with her, never
dreaming of the consequences of having poor Nannie in
the house, she was soon made so nervous by N's [dreadful?]
attacks which are now accompanied by screams, that
she had to request Miss L- to go somewhere else to
sleep but, to take her meals with her. The [Peachys?]
made a similar invitation, and she divides her time
between the two. Miss Lizzie seems to feel her situation
very dearly, and is trying to get a situation as Matron
 
in one of the Hospitals, at least, until she can return
to Petersburg.  I went with her to Chimborazo this afternoon
hoping to be able to affect something through [letters?]
Mrs Williamson or William Washington – the latter
I found had gone home on furlough. Mrs W. held
out a faint hope to Miss L- that she might get a
place in her division, but Nannie is a great
[chaw?] back to her poor mother in [long? some?] respect.
While at Chimborazo Mrs W- told me that the bright
young Allen who agreed to be one of your aids at the
Episcopal Church was there seriously wounded through
the knee. I went to his tent to see him, and found
him much emaciated, and so changed I should
never have known him. He is improving, however, [?]
object I had in view was to see after Bob Saunders
and who I heard was there sick, and to give him
an invitation from Judge Crump to come
to his house to stay until quite well. I found,
however, that he had gotten well enough to go
 
to his parents. I was sorry not to see him. Poor
Mattie Pierce is in the last stages of a decline,
must try and find time to [hunt?] her up to-morrow.
Dear, good Brother Speed I found in Richmond.
He came to see me several times, and I concluded
to ask him to see about your matters, which he did with
his usual zeal and success. He saw Dr Charles
[I think that is his Christian name] Smith the Assistant
Surgeon General, who told brother there would be no
difficulty about it, but, that you must send a
written request to the Surgeon Gen'l: to appear before
an Examining Board, and if any difficulties
arise, he would remove them. My own idea is
that it would be best for you to enclose your
petition to the Sur: Genl: under care to Dr Smith.
I hope, all will go right for you, I think you decide
wisely in preferring an examination in Columbia.
I wish you could be in Richmond at this time
for there is heavy fighting to-day near Petersburg
and I suspect, from what I heard this afternoon at Chimborazo,
 
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there are not enough surgeons in place to do the duty at present
required. We are pretty certain of a cadetship for [Monte?] at Lexington.
I trust he may do well there. From Mr. Bing [?] letters to Mr. L-
his course at his
school must have
been very faulty.
We all dine to-morrow
with Judge Crump.
Yesterday we
dined with
Mrs Williams
Green. I am
sure the
invitation
was extended
on account
of her dead
son, who was
intimate with Lt. George, and of whom I was very fond for my
Sadie's sake. Betty Green made Charley a present which
 
quite delighted him, viz: a box of block letters. He plays with
them all
the time.
I wish
you could
hear him
talk about
Pickwick.
Bring him
an illustrat
=ed copy
when you
come. He
knows "the
fat boy,"
"Dismal Jenny" and Pickwick as well
as any body could. He dined at Mr Paine's to-day and
in the absence of the master of the house sat at the foot
of the table, and quite distinguished himself for good behavior.
 
Mr Thompson has secured your letter and will write
to-morrow. Get me some flower seed, features of any sort &
red pepper. I shall hope [some?] to hear from you about the [flowers?]
Think of Cousin Lizzie having some sugar for me. Do write
to me often, your devoted wife.