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                                                Richmond  26 April 1863 Thursday

                I wrote to you on friday, my beloved wife, in

answer to your last letter, but I write again

to day because I saw at Mr. Slater's store an

article that I thought might suit Lelia & Page

for dresses. I enclose a little sample- it is barège

7/8 of a yard wide -$ 5 1/2 per yard,  I thought

from what I heard of Petersburg that the stock of

goods there was small.  I therefore send this informa

-tion to the girls that they may decide to get the

dresses or not as they choose.

            I hope that dear  Lelia is quite or nearly

(at least) well by this time.  I sent in my

letter of friday, which went up on yesterday, a

box of Beckwith's pills for her, which I hope she

will have received before this letter arrives.

     I forgot in my letter to allude to the articles

which Mr. Semple was so kind as to have im-

-ported; he told me that what Mrs. Semple had sent

for, & Lelia also, had arrived and that he should

take the things up with him.   He could not tell

me a price for them at the time  & therefore I

could not then pay him.

                I am very sorry that you are disappointed

about Jim & Cyrus, not so much on account of

their hire, as to relieve Mr. Wilmer of their support;

indeed I should have been perfectly satisfied if the boys

could have been taken for their clothes & food (in-

-cluding shoes next winter)- without any money.  They

would be learning how to be useful and in demand

another year.  Perhaps this can still be done.  It is

desirable that they should learn, as by the end of

 the year they would be worth something; whereas as it is

the same objection will apply next year which was

recently made- that is so far as the tobacco bu-

-siness is concerned.    The person conducting the

factory must be singularly- regardless of his word. 

      I hope it was not Mr. Ragsdale , of for whom  I really

entertained a very good opinion.  I hope however

under any circumstances that he will not succeed

against Mr. Gilmer for the Gen. Assembly;  I do not

see how that can be, however, as the county sends

two members.  At any rate I can hardly think

that the county will lose sight of the merits of such a

gentleman as Mr. Gilmer.

      I heard a very fine sermon to day from Minnigerode;

after church I intended to go to see Martha Page, but I met some

gentlemen in the street with whom I got into an interesting conver-

-sation & was detained until it was too late.  I met with Peyton P.

who gave a sad account of the depredations of the Yankees in

Gloster.  He says that his mother , he feared, will be obliged to leave there.

            I was very sorry to hear yesterday from Mr.  James  Smith of the

extreme illness of John Williams in N. Carolina on his way South for  his

health which had been for some months declining.    Best love to every

body & kisses to my darlings.                   Yr.  R.S.

Mrs. Saunders

As ever the commonest matters are vert scarce I send a few

pens in th eletter. I gave Mr. Lefebvre $50 to take to

you.  You will ascertain when Mr. W. requires

any.  I thought it better to put the money into Mr.

Lefebfre's hands than to put it i9n the letter, as it is

possible that the box may be lost; tho! I certainly

hope not, as it contains comfortbale things and not

above $200.  The unbleached cotton was $1.75 per

yard, the bleached $2.50, the liner $5. &c.

   I hope Page's muslin siuited.  I was in hopes to get

an answer from Lelia to my letter enclosing the sample

of grey stuff, that I might have sent by this opportounity

what she & Page want for morning dresses.

   There is nothing very specific from Gen. Wise as yet;

He holds Wmsburg and sent down , around by Tutter's neck

a force which drove the Yankees from their camp just

beyond Whitaker's mill and destroyed it with all their

stores &c; but at last accoints he had not taken Ft. Magruder .

                I was at Minnigerodes two or three days ago;  his

son James has a warrant as a midshipman.

              Kindest regards to Mr.Wilmer- best love to girls and

kisses for my darlings.  I hop darling baby will be charmed

with her baby.  Try & make her preserve it as long as she can

as it cost more than you would think.  Let me recommend to

you also to take care of the wrapping paper about the

bundles & the good string.  Kind regards to Mrs. S & all friends.

Your friends here, whom I have seen, Martha Page, Mr. & Mrs. Minni-

-geroode,  Miss Julia Johns, the Clostens, all send love.

Thanks good Dr. Martin for his great kindness & get Dr. Carter's bill &

if you have not enough money to pay it let me know.     I hope

to hear that you have again heard from Bob.

                                                                                Ever your  RS.