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Letter from Charles L. Powell (Richmond) to Hattie or Nina Powell (?)


17 & 18 August 1862


 


Powell Papers – 65 P875, Box III, Folder 1


 


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Do you drink your thoroughwart?


Aug 18.  I got a letter from Charley this                                   RICHMOND


Morning.  He was in the battle of Cedar River                        Aug 17/62


on Friday after joining – was ordered early into the


My darling


fight but did not fire until about two hours after.  His Co kept up


Its fire until 12 o’clk at night – had not a single man killed or wound


Ed.  It was the last to leave the field the next day.  He is perfectly


__________ that your father was a _____  _____


well & well satisfied.


__________ have you not?  Could you see him


now & would believe your own eyes you would


be convinced he is a respectable colored in


dividual.  I have the jaundice which is an epi


demic here & have more of the golden about me


than I could have anticipated in these times & can


be more justly charged with having a forehead


of brass than I have ever expected to be – I am


not sick from the disease, but more discolored


than is agreeable.  I have remained in the house on


yesterday & to day & hope to go to the office tomor


row.  I am staying at Lees.  He & his family have been gone for


some time & his house has been occupied by his brother in


law Dr. Temple & Jones & Edward Powell who at present


is engaged in our office.  They have been boarding at the


Rev Mr Reed's.  To morrow we begin a new arrangement


Those gentlemen & myself propose to mess together


& are paying Lee’s cook a dollar a day for board-


Ing us - & as I shall then have a comfortable


place in which to receive her I written to your mother


inviting her to pay me a visit for awhile.  Unless


she declines I shall expect her on Wednesday or


 


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Thursday next.  I was very glad to get your sensible &


cheerful letter.   I think you are right in your views unless Maria should try your health & patience too much


I confess I should be like Mr & Mrs Tucker which would


not be surprising to me & be tempted to scold her for wor


rying you beyond the the magnitude of her fault –


If you do succeed in making a fine woman of her


you will have accomplished a good work in the world –


If you can give her a good standard of right & improve


her temper & disposition you will have done very much.


A capacity for study depends so much on previous ha


bits & natural contribution of mind that I do not


think it is required or wise for you to attempt to give her that at the


cost of injury to your own nervous system, with a dis


proportionate benefit to her.  I think your Salary ought to be $200


at least – but that is not a controlling consideration – My darling


I thank you most heartily for the manifestation of your love in


proposing that I should use any part of your hard earned


salary.  But I could not think of it unless under the influence


of a harder necessity than is now upon me.  I have paid Mr


_______'s interest.  I have written your Uncle Wm to let me know when


ever he wishes me to remit to him – Dont trouble yourself about the


peaches.  They are at the moderate price of $1.50 a dozen here.  Per


haps Mr. Leo Tucker could bring me a few without inconvenience


& let me know by calling on me at the Adjt. Genl office – sending


in for me by the doorkeeper if after office hours or dropping a note


for me addressed to me at the Adjt Genl offices or the Post Office


or to save postage leaving it with the doorkeeper if I should not be


in – I am glad to hear of your efforts to make yourself agreeable. 


I have no doubt of your success.  I am sorry that Rebecca could not


get an engagement with Miss Pegram.  I have made efforts to get one


for her in various quarters with hope of success.  In these unhappy


days there are more who desire situations than of those who are able


to supply them.  I have not heard from Charley that he had positively joined


the army.  There has been one battle in the Piedmont country


Mr Fred Holliday lost his right arm in it.  I have heard of no casualty


to any other of our acquaintance – A severe &  bloody battle is impending, the


parties becoming more & more embittered.  God grant us a victory which will


hasten the advance of peace & protect Charley.  We must pray, hope & ___


___.  The armies are being _____ there on both sides. A large proportion of both armies has left here.  Genl Lee is near Gordonsville – Jackson with 2 divisions &


Longstreet, A P Hill, Ewell & Anderson with theirs – I trust a ________ re


tribution is in store for all Pope’s  __________ . I saw Harry from Leesburg


he & Mr ______ escaped from another attempt to arrest them.  Harris & Robert Gray


had been arrested taken to Harpers Ferry _______ the Oath which they refused 


& were afterwards discharged.  Your Uncle Wm had not been disturbed but


was anxious.  Winchester was said to be guarded to prevent the escape of those who


should wish to evade the oath of allegiance.  Jamie Washington has been in town


& the Bartons passed through.  I did not see them.  I dont know Geo Burwell – I saw Rob


ert.  He looks very well. He said they had been terribly treated the last part of their stay


He gives his respects to the family.  Yr own loving father C. L Powell