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                                Richmond  15 Feb.  1863

            As it is raining and I have quite a bad

cold I cannot bring myself my beloved

wife, to venture out father than from

my eating house to my room across the

street.  I intended to go to church but

the weather is so bad & the atmosphere so

miserable to the feelings  that I cared not

venture with the cold that I have.

            So I have resolved to spend the morning

in writing to you & to Bob and in writing

to several other persons who had written

to me.  I received your letter of last

Monday, enclosing Bob's, not until  Friday.

I have written to Bob & sent him the

permission which he desires to go church

out of ranks.          I suppose you know by

this time my dearest wife, that our

daughters intend to return to you by way

of this place.  They write me that they will

be over tomorrow &  go up on Thursday to Pittsylva.

They will stay at Mrs.  Closstons.  I shall

be much delighted & refreshed by seeing

them.     I can send by them what

money you will want, but as they will see

me here there will be no occasion for you

to pay their stage fare from Richmond, as

if they have it not I shall give them

enough to  pay it themselves at Ringgold.

    Mr. Wilmer is very kind in proposing to

go to Ringgold to meet them.

            I wrote to you two or three days ago &

endeavored to relieve your fears about weather

today, except that it is not cold, is as mean

a day as I have seen here,

            I cannot be amused at your fears

concerning the dissipated society at the

boarding house.   If there ever was one

set of people more sobersided, quiet &

domestic than another, it is our mess.

 I have not been out after night but once

(to get some oysters) - and I have seen no one

at the boarding house as visitors of our party

except Mr. Branch, Mr. Custis & Alfred

Shield- and those only once a piece.

    I never saw a soberer set of people

in my life.  Some drink nothing &

no one can get it often enough or at

a price which he can afford. after you

to do any damage- perhaps a

drink in two days or so.   After

supper I sit with the persons whom I

have mentioned to you, talking sociably

until 10. or 11. oclock  when I retire to

my room and read or got to bed.  I shall

soon begin to visit acquaintance at

night,  but up to this time I have not

felt settled enough.  Indeed it is so

unusual for me to work six hours

a day that I feel so surprized at  my own

work that I have little time, as yet,

to think of any thing else.  I still long

most painfully to see you my beloved

wife, and all the darlings.    Your

mention of sweet little Pagey sometimes almost

neutralizes the pleasure which I desire

from reading your letter.  I want to see the

 little darling so much, & such vivid

recollections are suggested by you letter.

Kiss her a thousand times for me.  Kiss too

dear Georgy & Breck, and most affectionate

love to the dear girls.  Also kindest regards

to Mr. Wilmer, and to friends.  Mrs. S. &c.

  Remembrance to the servants,

You  ask who is to have poor Walker's place.

It is supposed that another clerk in the office

will take it, he & Walker having been

the longest in office & of course most

experienced.    Ro.  Tyler has very

kindly undertaken to do what he can for

one in his own branch of the Treasury, in

which it is expected that there will be

some reorganization.  But - I expect

nothing .     Wm. Walker has  left

here & gone back to Lynchburg.

I do not know on what terms he parted with

the department.  All that he had to do was

mention of sweet little Pagey sometimes almost

neutralizes the pleasure which I desire

from reading your letter.  I want to see the

 little darling so much, & such vivid

recollections are suggested by you letter.

Kiss her a thousand times for me.  Kiss too

dear Georgy & Breck, and most affectionate

love to the dear girls.  Also kindest regards

to Mr. Wilmer, and to friends.  Mrs. S. &c.

  Remembrance to the servants,

You  ask who is to have poor Walker's place.

It is supposed that another clerk in the office

will take it, he & Walker having been

the longest in office & of course most

experienced.    Ro.  Tyler has very

kindly undertaken to do what he can for

one in his own branch of the Treasury, in

which it is expected that there will be

some reorganization.  But - I expect

nothing .     Wm. Walker has  left

here & gone back to Lynchburg.

I do not know on what terms he parted with

the department.  All that he had to do was

to sign confederate notes - some 3200 a day.

With his characteristic impatience he wrote

so fast that occasionally his signature was

illegible;  on those occasions the spoiled

notes would be returned to him & he would

have to pay so much a piece.  Eventually

he became disgusted & whether he left

the place or received notice that he

was suspended, I really do not know.

He will not however, I think, return to the

office.

         There are beginning in the office

where I am to know that I do business

accurately &  patiently.  Indeed I am

astonished at myself at sitting 6 hours

writing.  This I generally do.  Seldom

stirring from the chair.

     I fear this rain will extend up to you

& render the walking still worse.

     There is no news.  Rumors of N. West

breaking off from the Yankees, but

nothing to be relied on.    There was

a little fight in James City about a

week ago between a body of our

 cavalry & the Yankees who came up

the road from Williamsburg.  I suppose

you have seen the account.  A citizen of

James City was here the other day who

was travelling along the road & got

just between the parties!    He was struck

by a spent ball in the forehead but not hurt.

            Once  more renewing my expressions

of love to every body in the house and

kind regard to all friends out of it.  

            I am my beloved wife

                                Ever yr     R.S.

Mrs.  Saunders