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Williamsburg 27 Feb. 1861                           


            I received your most welcome


letter on yesterday, my beloved wife,


and we were all rejoiced to


 know that  the darling baby had


recovered, & that all the rest were


well.


            I have been at home


less than a week & have to go


to Richmd  again tomorrow.


            I shall be there until some


day next week &  after that  then I


shall come home but will meet


you on any day in Richmd.               


that you will designate.


            I shall be at exchange  -


on Saturday I have to entertain


the members of the Gen. Assembly


on  a trip down the Rail Road


& York River = one of the most


disagreeable things which I


have yet had to do.


      The girls are perfectly well &


send any amount of love to


all of you & enough kisses for


 baby & all the children to


smother them.  They wonder


why you have not read Lelia's


last letter ( or Page's, I forget


which).    They heard from Bob


two days ago. He is quite well.


On passing thro' Richmond he


staid at Mr . Botts', having to


be there on Sunday.


            Mrs. Semple & little Bessy have


been staying here for 10 days or


so.  Mrs . S. is now suffering from


a bad cold. She expects to leave


us towards the end of the week.


            She and Bessy send much love.


We are all rejoiced at the pros-


-pect of  seeing you once more


my dearest wife, & of seeing  also


the dear girls. I hope nothing


will prevent them from coming


and we all look forward with


eager expectation to the time


when Mr. W, & dear M. and all


 the babies will come to us.


            Either Lelia or Page writes


to Marianne today. I don't know


which; but since the closing of


 the letter Marianne's letter


 has arrived.  I am so


rejoiced to know that our


dear child begins to look &


feel like herself.


            There is nothing of interest


going on in town; nor do I hear


of anything new as to the


Country at large.


            The 22d. passes with only a


 turn out of the volunteers here.


            I was asked what I felt about


Gen. Washington's birth day.  I said


that I revered Gen.  Washington more


than the questioner, but that I thought


he had done a vain thing - as I would


prefer being a colony of England to our


present condition - no one said nay.


            I am much pressed for time as I have


several thing to do before night.  Therefore


with best love & kindest remembrances to all.


                        I am my dearest wife


Mrs. Saunders -       Ever yr RS.