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Letter from Selina Powell (Winchester, Va.) to Charles Powell, Jr. (Henry, Illinois)


15 August 1861


Powell Papers - 65 P875, Box II, Folder 6


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                                                                                    Winchester - August 15th


 


My darling Charlie,


                                    This is the fifth time we have written to you in the last month & yet we are not certain that you have received one of the letters.  I am going to send this by way of Nashville, if I can procure an envelope of the right kind, which is a difficulty here.  We got your letter by way of N. but it is the only one we have had for two months.  You had not heard then of dear Lloyd's death - but I suppose you must have heard it before this.  Yes Charlie, he is gone & we feel very forlorn, but we believe our Heavenly Father has taken him from this world of sin & sorrow to himself & will keep him & our darling Minna safe for us, till we get there too.  It seems very hard to walk all this weary


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way alone and we are all very sorrowful but God helps us to bear it, looking forward to our rest in Heaven.  Oh Charlie, sometimes I feel as if my heart would break without him.  He was so loving to me always - so respectful to his sisters.  He was so upright too and honorable and tried so hard to do his duty in every situation in which he was placed.  It is a consolation to me to think over all his virtues, but then it makes it harder to think I am never to see him more in this world.  Now my heart turns all to you dear Charlie you must be both sons to me now.  Your poor father has suffered very much lost in mind & body.  He & Rebecca were both made so sick that we persuaded them to go to Locust Hill to see your Grandma.  They have been there nearly two weeks & last week, I sent Nina down too, because there is so much typhoid fever in town, & I was afraid she might get it.  You Uncle Fred & Lute were with us till last Saturday


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when they returned to Fauquier.  Fred was pretty well only Hatty & myself are here.  Two of the servants have typhoid fever, but they are not very ill, and my other servant is confined, but their Mother, a very good old woman is here & nurses them & cooks what little Hatty & I require, so that we get along very comfortably.  I have been trying to keep your Father & Rebecca from coming home till they all get well, for coming out of a purer air, they might take it, as they are weak & unwell & besides, the smaller the family is, the better, while all the servants are sick.  Frank has been quite sick but he is better.  He was with Mary in Fauquier while he was sick and I believe he is there now.  E. is in Richmond.  All your Aunt Ann's boys are well, so are the Grady's & G. Adie.  Powell & Holmes Conrad are well also.  Ed McGuire is at home with typhoid fever.  Your Cousin Betty with Kate & Sally are at Ca[per?], but there is no company there.  They only went up for their health.  Willie Lee your Cousin M Chilton's Lee, only son is dead.  He was ill


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a week, poor fellow, and suffered very much, & then died, leaving a young & lovely widow & one little baby.  He was quite resigned to go as it was God's will, but oh, what a blight it is for her & his poor Mother.  Willie was a noble fellow.  I will write down all that Lloyd said dear Charlie, & keep it for you, so that you may see what good hope we have that he is now with his Savior.  Write to us as often as you can.  We feel very anxious to hear from you & we hope in time that you may be able to come to Va to live, but I am glad you are not here now.


Give my love to my dear Richard.  I know he loved Lloyd & Lloyd loved him & I know he will grieve for his early death.  Fred seems to feel as sorry as if he had been his son.  Well dear Charlie God's will be done.  The more ties we have in Heaven, the fewer on earth.  Let us continue the fight against sin and after a while in God's good time, we shall rest in Heaven, through the dear Savior.  May God watch over and bless you & keep you my


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dear Son.  Hetty sends hers love.  We would write with more heart if we only knew that you got our letters,


                                                                        Your devoted mother,


                                                                                    S.P.