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Waterloo August 7th, 1863
My dear Husband,
    Todays mail brought two letters from you
one written the 3rd & the other the 4th & 5th. Last Tuesday I got
your first written on this big paper telling of the safe arrival
of your box of Tobacco. I was very glad the candles were not
mashed as I feared, - I would have written yesterday and sent
off my letter as usual by the regular mail this morning but
cousin Abram came Wednesday on his way from Oxford and
I jumped in the buggy and went home with him. It was
the first visit I had made to Brownsville since I had the Fever.
They were very glad to see me and I had a pleasant time we
went to prayer meeting yesterday and from there home. They
all send a great deal of love to you as do all of the ladies in
the neighborhood whenever I see them. You dont know
how much the people around here love you - I asked
Mr. Hines for the sermon you wish to read and he prom
ised to write it off for you. Now I must thank you for your
good, long, cheering letters and your good opinion of your
poor little wife. I feel that I am entirely unworthy and
know that it is your love which enables you to look over all of
my fault but this knowledge does not make me less happy
in being loved so tenderly by one so inexpressibly dear ["inexpressibly dear" underlined] to me
and I only feel very thankful that we have been permitted to
know & love each other and have been so happy together.
I expected you would have a return of chills after a few days
but hope this will be the last as they are so slight - I have
been thinking very seriously of going to Pr. Edward after it gets

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cooler since you have written that there is a probability of your
meeting with me there. I am so glad they have commenced
giving furloughs again - hope your time will come sooner than
you think. Mr H went down home today. They have finished stack
ing the wheat and will thresh it out next Thursday. There are
twenty stacks of [?] and four & a half of Red. There is not
much of it injured and Pa says there is no more [?] in
it than usual - none to hurt it or to prevent its coming up
There is as much [?] in Pa's as in ours. Pa has just finished
stacking his grain made 33 stacks of wheat (very little ^of it^ injured)
28 stacks of oats. Minnie is a real little owl rarely every goes to
sleep now at night till bedtime. She has been in a frolic ever
since I undressed her running about in her gown. I have been
very busy for two or three days having a piece of Cloth spooled &
prepared to put in the loom. Eliza is very slow at it but
I can get it ready by the first of next week - Joe Fenable
is in the neighborhood and will commence his school next
Monday will teach in Bobs old schoolhouse. Bella Moss is
better & so are Mis Col Gregory her little girl and and Col [Th?] - Taylors
little girl Bettie Thorp was engaged to Capt Tom Smith and
does not go out at all since he died. Martha M told me
that she heard in Charlott that cousin Eliza Scott and
William Friend are to ^be married soon - a good match is
it not. Ma has no fruit this summer to dry. The poor soldiers
will miss it so much - You answered all of my questions
tho one I referred to was about Henry & Tommy Watkins living
with me but I dont intend though to live at home as long
as Smiley stays at home. I must stop now will do better next
time. Your loving Nannie.