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Mansfield, April 25th 1842


My Dear Miss Fanny,
                            In your letter to Miss
Betty you said that you were expecting
A letter from me, I guess you will not
be surprised when you receive this.  I will
begin with news as I know anything
from home will interest you.  Miss
Betty spent the evening at Mr Powell's
last Friday by invitation.  There were
a good many young ladies there among
whom was Miss Magruder, she called
to see Miss Betty last week and told
her to send her love to you, and say
she called on purpose to see you.
Mr and Mrs Randolph came
out Saturday night, stayed all
day Sunday and returned in
the afternoon, but the weather
looked rather unfavorable and
I suppose they thought they had
as well stay out here.  Mr Jones
came out here Friday night
before last went over to Mr [strikethrough]
Powell's and returned in a very
short time, he said he was invited

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over there, and that was all he would
tell us, but since we have found out
that it was a trick played on him.
Now I am speaking of him I will
Tell you about his adventure yester
day evening, his horse came running
in  the lot saddled we couldn't ima-
gine where it came from, about
dark Mr Jones came up, and
said that he got down to get some
flowers the horse broke loose and
ran off Jim carried the horse
back to town before Mr Jones came
and the people couldn't think
what had become of him so
about ten O clock six or eight
gentlemen came riding up
looking for him.  Betty Scott is
going to be married the 3rd of
May, Miss Bet and Mrs G. have
gone to town to get Miss Bet's
frock, she will wear a book muslin.
Scott is going to marry Dr. James
Boisseau  they say she will do
very well.  Fannie is standing

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up by the window singing Denmark.
she is as sweet as ever and just as
pretty she has not improved very
much in her letters (abc)  I am very
busy making shirts,   I have had
to stop two or three days to cook as the
women are chopping corn, I have got
to make Miss Bet's frock to wear to Miss
Betty Scotts wedding.  Miss Anne and
[hole in paper] Charlotte dont pretend to lace
their corsets at the bottom
Charlotte has'nt learnt to h[old?]
up her head yet, and I am
afraid she never will.  Mr Randolph
looks like an old man 60 years old his
beard is quarter of an inch long
and I let [Maj.?] Hughs off at
an inch.  Yanny and Fanny say
you must answer their letters, you
must not answer them in mine
as I want a long letter.  Mary has
been sick with the ague and fever
she is up today and much better
Every one of the servants send their
Love to you Mammy in particul
ar, and also all of the white
people, little and big.  I shall
have to stop soon as paper is get
ing scarce and the times are too
hard to send a double letter and
to waste any more ink and spoil
an excellent pen as you will see by


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this writing Mistress is in Boydton.*
she will return after commencement.
when Mr. Garland will
go up.   Miss Bet has the prospect
of two beaux Dr. Spencer and

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Mr Williamson who
has been quite attentive
lately.       Yours truly, Lizzy


* Randolph-Macon College was first in Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Va.