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Feb-19th-1861


My Dear Friends

    I have been intending to write
to you all for the last 2 weeks, but have been
quite busy.  I believe I wrote last but that
makes no difference.

    Cousin Lizzie, I have been shut up in the
house all the winter.  I have had 2 or 3 attacks
of bronchitis.  2 were slight, one made me very
sick.  Since that I have been so easy to take cold
I could not expose myself in the least; for the
last few days I have been going all over the
house, & if the weather continues warm, I hope
to be able to take your advice & go out in
the open air.  I have fattened & have a good
appetite, but am never so strong in winter as
in the summer.  My spirits are right good.

    How have you all been this winter?  I hope
quite well.  When did you ^hear from your brother
John & Annie?  I would like to know what
the former thinks of the critical situation of the
country.  I think he is a thorough Union-Man.
What are you all for the Union or Secession.
all here are for the Union.  father voted for
William Nelson.   he had formerly been a tho["p" struck-through]rough
democrat, but he would hold on to the Union
as long as possible.  Mr. Richardson a whig-was
not such a […]
matters too much.  I hope that the difficulties
may be settled in a friendly manner, & Virginiee
may remain in the Union.  What do your
brother & James say about it;  our neighbors take
a great interest in the matter & talk of but little
else, some real union men, & others are great
secessionist.

    Sam & John Redd are in the South
the former in Louisianna teaching, the latter near
Natches trying to get into practice; they both are
pleased with the south.  Some of family from
Hybler – come to see us every day or two.
Mollie & Bettie are a little complaining – the
old gent was here to day, looking in fine health.

    Mrs Emily Anderson has very bad sore eyes.
Her son Johnnie has just returned from school
sick.  Eugene Redd is quite complaining -- &
I expect he will have to return home.
Dr Thomas Andersons daughter Emily was to see
us last week.  She will soon be grown & is
quite pretty, very much like her father’s
sister Frances;   all well at Mr Butlers
Capt Butler & his wife made a narrow escape
the other day; he started to his mill on horse back
his wife behind him & his oldest child in his
lap.  They had only gotten a few steps from the
house, when his dog ran after a young calf.
The cow rushed at the horse & horned it so
badly that it died in 8 minutes.  Strange to
say none of them were injured in any way, tho
of course dreadfully frightened.

    Cousin Mary Ann, how have you been this
winter?  I hope you have entirely recovered.
how are your flowers looking?  This has been a
wet winter but not a cold one, & I should
think it would suit the flowers that are growing
out – the Miss Redds have given me a few
Hollyhock seed to send you ladies but they
are not certain they are white.

    Cousin Sallie how do you come on these
times, how have you employed yourself this
winter?  are your hens laying.  I expect you
are far ahead of me & have hens setting.
Mine have commenced laying – but I don’t
think I shall get any befo[…] March
as I cant attend to my chick[…] until warm
weather;  we have a smart [...]ouse pig here
that belongs to Ben.  He found him, when he
was very small ["very small" is underscored] in our cornfield.  The
pig goes to Matildas house, & takes the string
of the latch in his mouth & opens the door.

    Cousin E I hope you will write to me
just as soon as you get this letter tell
me how you all are & all the news.

    Cousin Mary Ann you must write &
tell me how James comes on –
Cousin Sallie you must write & tell
me if your relations came to see you
last fall & tell me how all of your
neighbours are – Bettie joins me in love
to you all.  Best respects to your brother
& James --  Father sends his respects to them
& all of you ladies --  Cousin Lizzie write
how Annie is – hoping to hear from you
all very soon.  I must say good bye for
the present.

    Your affectionate friend, Fannie
love to your neighbours.

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open this carefully it has flower seeds in it.