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Lynchburg, Jany. 12th 1861


Dear Doctor:


I am here today on my


return from Tennessee where I have been


looking after the interests that my family


claim in that State.              Those interests


have done more harm than good to


the family in the past, and I do


not expect much from them in the


future.         I think Mrs. D's remaining


interest is worth $700, or will be


if there should ever again be any


money in Warren County. At present,


five hundred dollars' worth of prop-


-erty would not command $100 in


ready money -- for the reason that


it is not there.


         One object in writing to you


from this place is to make a request


of you in behalf of Henry H[ero?]ley.


Your suit against him is upon


such a footing that your agent


can sell, at any time, a tract


of land of his worth $800.  to pay the debt


and expenses growing out of it.  Your


debt and the costs on it amount to some


-thing upwards of $200 -  and I do not


think, in the present financial crisis, the


land would bring $300.          Under these


circumstances, I have no doubt, unless


you are pressed yourself for money, you


will comply with his request to hold


up the execution for a time; or give


such instructions as will sustain the


offices in [extending?] the [lenenciency?]


which as individuals, they would


like to do.


        Political matters in Tennessee


are very much as they are here.  That


state will go with Virginia and the


other border slave states, and events


are rapidly hurying them out of the


Union!    I was out of the United


States evening before last -- that is, in


Alabama, one of the new Republics!


In regard to Henry's matters, what is


to be done, must be done at once, as


the officer told him he would be com-


pelled to sell unless you authorize the


delay.      Henry is now in Tennessee


and will reamin there till after the


4th Monday.


      Morford, the clerk of Warren,


has some funds for J. R. Ho[rr?]ley.  I


believe you told me you had given


up his matters.    If so, I will go to


Nelson Court, see who is the person


to collect, and have it paid over


to the Hospital.   The Tennessee re-


ceivers have made something out


of the Hopkins' estate.


             My respectful compliments to your


family,             and believe me,


                                    Trly Yr Frnd


                                                B. M. DeWitt.


 


            Please write me - address - Richmond.


Wheat[lan?]d  Feb. 1st - 1861


 


Dear Dr.


          I hardly expect to be able to see you before


the election on monday, I will therefore state some facts


which may not have presented themselves to you.


    The constitution of Va. says that "no Seriff during his term


of service, or within one year thereafter, is eligible to any


political office;  Now the only question is, is a seat in the


convention a political office - My firm conviction is that


a convention of the people, such as the one contemplated, is the


very foundation of all polliticks, and of course Col. Forbes


is not eligibile - This is an argument that may be used against


his election-


      There is another fact equally potent, which I think would


still act more powerfully - I say fact for I have not a doubt


of its existence, altho no positive proof is in my possession.


I heard at our Decr. court that a highly complimentary letter


had been written Mr. W. C. Rines, by Mr Daniel, which a


number of gentlemen signed, and of that number Col. Forbes-


requesting him to accept a cabinet appointment under


Lincoln if offered - Col Hubard was anxious to ascertain the


fact if so, and at his request, I yesterday propounded the


question to Mr Daniel, if Col. Forbes was not one of the signers;


to which he replied, that he himself signed the letter, but


would not implicate any one else - I take it for granted


if the Col. had not been guilty, he would have had no


hesitancy in saying so - I think this is a strong card-


  I think it but justice to Mr Daniel to state that he said at the


same time, that he would not now recommend such a course-


For my self I cannot see any difference between now & then.


as Lincoln has done nothing since, to render him more


obnoxious to the south - We have strong odds to contend with, but


I hope we will triumph - You may use the above as in your


discression may seem best -         Yours truly


avoid if possible my name, otherwise use it-                                                  W. P. Moseley   


                                     Lynchburg Febry 12 1861


Dr I L Twyman.


            Dear Sir


                        Your [favor?] 11' [Ins.?] before


us, we have hired your negro man to


Mr R H [O?]laton of our city to be used


on boats, for one hundred and ten


dollars, we have not gotten his bond


yet but will do so in a day or so


as he is to give security, and has not


seen him yet The bond enclosed us


against C C[e?]hols has not been paid


yet we have written him on the


subject,


                        Yours Very Respectfully


                                                M Corkle & Co


                                      Lynchburg Feby 14 1861


Dr. I. L Twyman


            Dear Sir


                        Since our last to you


we have seen Mr. C Cehols in regard to


the bond we hold, which is due you.


he says the negro came after the first of


the year, and he having given our getting


him, made other arrangements, but rather than


return him hired him to a neighbor, and


has had  to take his note at 4 mos for the


hire and consequently cant pay until


the expiration of that time; his R. Office


is Balcony Falls Rockbridge, you can


correspond with him,


                        Yours Very Respectfully,


                                                McCorkle & Co


General Superintendent's Office,}


Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Co.,}


Lynchburg, Va., March 6th, 1861


 


Dear Sir,


            Your favor of the


2d inst. has just been recd,


but not a former one in


relation to Mr. Austin. I


would like for him to ad=


=dress me a letter on the


subject in his own hand


writing, and should a


vacancy occur I will


remember it.


            Yours respectfully,


                        [E.?] [M.?] Till


                        Gen: Supt.


 


I. L. Twyman M. D.


Fincastle Va March the  1861


Dr. I. L. Twyman.


            Dear Dr,


                        Your kind favour


came to hand yesterday it afforded me


great pleasure to hear from you And more


to think that I was still remembered by you.


Uncle James will bring Jane up to school


to day she went home about four months


ago on account of her bad health.


In my other letter to you I suppose I did


not tell you that we were boarding


in Fincastle going to school; I suppose I


though as I knew it so well every one else


knew it. We have been here ever since


last September. Be we are boarding at Mr


Grasty's he is our Presbyterian minister.


I like him very much.


All of the schoolgirls are going to have


a coronation party on the first day of


May we are making great preparations


for it now. It is very early to commence


but that someof the girls have to make


speeches on the occasion.


I have had ringworm on my face and neck


for twn ^two months and it is just getting well.


I recieved a letter from Uncle Preston Spiller a


few days ago he says that they are doing


great things in Texas for disunion.


Mary & Emma send their love to you and


all of your family, Give my love to all


and take a full portion to your self


Write soon to your ever devoted friend


                        Ada. Bocock


Dr Twyman                            April 4th 61

                        Sir I have concluded to write you


a few lines to let you see whether I am improving and


also tell you how I like my school. I am very much pleased


with my teacher indeed and with the scholars too. I am


studying Grammar and Geography Familiar science Reading &c.


We have the prospects of a very pretty day. The first of April we


went fishing and caught a few little [Miness?].  When I look out of doors


it makes me feel like Summer is comeing. The [trees?] are in full


blossom. The people have commenced gardening. I am glad March


is out. The wind has stoped blowing it is very cold today and


has been for two or three days. I went to church Sunday and heard


Mr. Gleson preach. I liked the sermon very well but he is not


as good a preacher as our circuit rider nor as good as Mr. Dall. I am


looking for some company Mrs Wood and Miss Bettie Johnson


I will come to a close              Yours respectfully C Emma Moore


Dr Twyman                                  April the 4 1861


                        Sir my Teacher requst me to write


to you to let you see how I am progressing in my


Studies, my Parents think that I am learning very


fast and they are very much pleased with the man-


ner your school is Conducted. I have not commenced


any new studies since I wrote to you before. I have no


news of any importance only we have one new scholar.


I love the scholars very much indeed and love my


Teacher dearly I would rather go to her than any one I


ever went to in my life. I dont want her to go away


until I finish my education. This is all at this time.


                                     Yours Respectfully


                                                   Ella. T. Watson


                                                 March 23rd 1861


Dr Iverson L Twyman


                        My Dear Sir


                                    This will be


handed to you by Mr Elisha Custer one of the


overseers of the I R [Rles?]. he comes for Cambridge


and Bob. He is a man of most excellent character


and you nor the Misses Austins need have the least


fear in trusting your hands with him. He was a


manager for Mr Charles Scott for a number of years


and is considered a good manager of Negroes. He will


not abuse them in any way, but will make them


behave themselves & attend to their duty : Cambridge


                                                                        [letter is incomplete]


                             Holcomb Rock April 20 th 1861


Dr Iverson L Twyman


            My Dear Sir


                        I have just


received your note stating that Cambridge &


Bob are in Buckingham Jail. I


have only time to say that I will


send down by the next Boat after


them. I have no time to say more


                        Your truly


                        I M Harris


                        Supt Reps


                                 Buckingham April 25th 1861


Dr Twyman


            Your communication was handed


to me on my arrival home yesterday.


I can not teach Drawing and painting.


I will send you a copy of my Diploma


and also an old Catalogue,


I feel fully competent to teach music on


the Piano, Wax Work, and all of the English


branches upon which I graduated.


Times being hard a small salary will be


accepted.      References. Faculty of the School and


Rev. D. T. Sulkins, Ganesboro Term,


Rev. Williams Hicks Hendersonville N.C.


Prof. James Davis  Emory & Henry Va.


Rev. William Hainsby Rutherfordton N. C.


Mr John Williams Nacahooter Y[...]


Mr Robert R. Vance Asheville [...]


[The bottom right corner of this document is missing.]


Please answer immediately


                                    Very Respectfully


                        Lucy C. Bondurant


                                                Gary's Shore


                                                            Virginia


 


            Diploma


The President Trustees and Instructors of


Holston Conference Female College Located


at Asheville North Carolina.


Be it known that Miss Lucy B. Bondurant


of Buckingham Va, having completed the


course of studies prescribed in this Institution


incorporated by the state of N. Carolina


with full collegiate powers and privileges


has been adjudged worthy to receive this


Testimonial of her social and moral


excellence and of her attainments in


Philosophical and Elegant Learning,


[W?]e, therefore, the President and Instructors


[...]said, do confer upon her the Degree


[... ...] of Polite Literature, with all


[... ...]s, rights and privileges, there unto.


[....]      In Testimony of which, this


[The bottom left corner of this document is missing.]


Diploma is granted [...]


Anno  Domini 1860 and [...]


of the Independence of [...]


Trustees.        N. W. Wordfi[ry?] [...]


                        P. W. Roberts [...]


                        Joshua Robert[...]


                        A. B. Chu[...]


                        J. W. Wordf[...]


                        B. J. S[...]


                        A. V. Su[...]


[A large portion of this page is missing.]


                                                 Balso Ap 27 / 61


                     Dr I L Twyman


                               Buckingham M Va


                                  Dear Sir:


                                    In reply to your


favour of the 22d we herewith give a list


of the secondhand pianos now on hand, with


prices on 6 mos time negociable [ho??] & also for


Cash with order (draft on Balto3) [i?]


No 88  6 octave Mahogany case         by R Mosse                 $100 6 mos 90 cash


"  441   6 "        "             "        by Stein  50 "        40


"  470   6 "        "             "        by W Feuring 80   "        70


"  497   7 " Rosewood, pearl Key, Harrison 210  " 185


"  472   7 "        "         Round corners, by Shoemaker 200 " 180


"  454   6 "        "                               by Knabe & Gaeble    140 " 125


"  347   7 "        "     ($400 piano)  by Gaeble & Co          200 " 180


            6¾ "     "    Round corners by H P Hizel       195 " 175


            7   "      "      "      "      by Keogh  195 " 170


No 5262 7  "     "     Neat carved feet by ourselves used


           but 6 months regular price $340 for 260 " 230


No 5010 7 oct Cedarwood a very beautiful color


               by ourselves used but 9 months for 280 " 250


Any of our new pieces we would sellyou


at a discount of 20 percent off pricelist


for Cash Balso funds. If you should decide


on a Secondhand, &you will favour us


with order you may depend upon our


sending you as fine an instrument for the

price you may mention, as can be had


any where. The prices given are from


20 to 25 percent less than the pianos


would have brought 2 months ago.


Hoping to have the pleasure of hearing


in reply we remain Yours Resepectfully


                                    [Wm Kvabe?] Co


                                    [JC Kvabe?]


                                          Lynchburg May 6 / 61


Dr I L Twyman


            Dear Sir


                        I was absent at Norfolk


when your letter enclosing twenty dollars


and a [memo?] for the Misses Austin was


received. I have filled the [memo?] for the


bonnets and flats, paid for with the


$20, for which I enclose [rict?].


       Since the change of time produced


by the War, I have declined charging


any more goods, and therefor have


declined filling 'the balance of the [memo?],


This I regret having to do, but the


necessity of these awful times makes


it necessary -  The bonnets go by the


packet to night.


            With Respect


                        {Yr ot st?]


                        [John?? Weems?]


                               Richmond Va. May 10th 1861


        I. L. Twyman M. D.


                                   Dear Sir, I received


[...] [...]tter dated 30th April and hasten to answer


[...] enquiries about the price & quality of the


[...] [...]s I have for sale. They are seven octave


[...]wood English action ^square Pianos made of the


[...]t materials and ironframe throughout. __


[...] price in Richmond is generally from 350 to


[..]00 Dollars a piece but as the times are rather


dull now I would sell you one for $275^00 cash.


I don't know of any second hand piano at


present If I should hear of one I will let


you know.


                  Very respectfully


                        Your obed. servent


                        Conrad Freimann


            May 27th 1861


 


 [...] I send George out for your medical or surgical aid


[...] you can spare him safely please send him home


[...] sight seems to be very bad. I would be very glad if


[...]ing could be done to restore it, but I supppose it


[...]sed by age and cannot be relieved


    I have been applying the salve you sent me


[..] some six or Eight nights, but have not yet felt the


burning sensation of which you spoke. I have


felt something better for two or three days, My cough


has increased considerably, especially at night.


            Very truely Your Friend           Peter R Patteson


                          F. C. Institute June 4" [101?]


     Dr Twyman


                        Dear Sir


                                    I rec'd your letter


of the 30" int on Saturday. I am


sorry I cannot comply with your


wishes, &[yo?] to tune your piano


this week. Having to go to


Richmond again this morning


not to return until the last of


the week, I cannot be with you


until next week. So soon as


Ireturn Iwill let you know


when to expect me


The stage arrives at the C. H. about


8 eight o'clock P.M. I would pre


fer going on with you the


same night.


            Respectfully


                        C. A. Préots


                        for A. Préots


                                       Bent Creek Jun 10th 61


Dear sir


                                   By your request I am seated


this evening with the bond hope of being able


to comply with your wishes – as you have


been a very great friend to my farther I


am almost compeld to let you have the


buggy or do any thing else in my power to


return a simerlar frienship = I painted it


it over to day and it is all redy so you


can send for it any time: as soon as


you pleas.—you had better send a collar


pa has only two and he is using them


every day nothing more


                                    YoursVery Respectfully


To I L Twyman                       James L. Stephens


                          Buckingham Co tlo July 6th 1861 Dr Doctor


Mr Thos Harris is very anxious for you


to visit him again and requests me to


write for him to that effect if you were


well enough ^to please visit him as soon as


possible: I have done the best I could for him


since you have been sick but do not know


that he has been much benefitted by the treat=


ment: I continued to the Nit Silver for two or


three weeks when I concluded to try the sulph=


Copper which he is now taking: his seem to


be in rather a better condition than when you


left him only acting once a day and more


solid: he also has a good appetite but coughs


a great deal & expectorates a great deal of thick


dirty looking offensive matter: he is also


taking the syrup of phosphates which we spoke of


Go to see him tomorrow if you can. I will not


be able to visit him before Tuesday or Wednesday


                                                Yours Truly


                                                      Robr [Nabs?]


                          Amhurst County: near Lynchburg


                                             October 1861


Dr. Iverson L. Twyman


             Buckingham County.


                                    Dear Twyman,


                                                My children


reached Joshua's dam the night after you sent them to the


Canal: the river was too high for the boat to cross the river,


and I sent a boy down after supper to remain at The Lock,


at the Dam, until the boat arrived & come home that Imight


know whether to send for them or not. he got back just before


day, & I sent a boy after them, & I left for Botetourt. I returned


a few days since, & learn from them that you promised to


come up before we go to Botetourt- I have sold 400 acres


of this land together with the houses. I must move by 15th


next month. May move by the 1st but if you will come up


& spend some days, as many as you can, I will delay


moving a short time for your company. Mrs. Spiller & the


children, (say nothing of myself,) would be greatly pleased


to have you with them. I name you individually because


it would seem the undertaking, of so long a journey is too


much for your womenfolks. Tell Miss Frances Mrs Spiller


sends thanks for her valued presents, fearing she may not see her.


How is it, that you can make yourself so agreeable, so


much liked, as you did with my children? I dont ask


that question with reference to Mrs S. or the girls, but of you


individually - I am certainly a more polite & polished gent-


~leman than you are, yet I can't be appreciated in the same


way - Is it that from long association with me, you acquired


my polish, & left me rude & unpolished? or Do come up & let


me see how it is= I have no news to write, while the


present is a time full of news, & matter for speculation to afford


full employment for mind open, yet all is known to you as to


me, &  it is useless to write that, that you already know


I have written this to urge you to come if you can


before we move - When we cross the Blue Ridge, the probabil-


~ity is, that I, alone, of my family, will hereafter see you. I may


come down to see you all, you, never will make a trip so


far,-  this changes the cheerful feeling with which this page


was begun, to the serious. It brings to mind the painful probabil-


~ity, that I am very rarely to meet, on this side the grave, with


a very dear friend, with whom, in past years I spent so


many pleasant hours, the most agreeable outside my own


family- And is all this friendship & enjoyment soon to end,


without the hope of resumption any more forever?-It may be so,


but not necessarily- There is a way pointed out in the unerring


record, by pursuing which, this friendship refined may be resumed


                                    New Store  4 Oct. 186[1?]


Dear Doctor.


                        I send you a jug of


the best old whiskey I could get in


Richmond. It is Richardson's celebrated


Baley Peyton Brand four years old, I


bought from his agent who assured


me it was a very pure article, and


hope you will be pleased with it. I


have been selling this kind for five


or six years. I await your further


orders.             Yours truly


                                    L. D. Jones


                                        Lynchburg [Nv?] 22/61


Dr I L Twyman


            D Sir


                        Yours of 14th just came


by last mail enclosing $26. to be


appropriated as there directed- The


bill enclosed, and Glass [???] etc


shows how it has been expended.


In filling the order a balance


$2.31 remains which is charged


to Mrs. Grace Austin -


 There is no advance as Col^d


dress s[ic?]ks. There is some however


in plain blacks.


I have been enabled up to this


time to keep a [well?] [assured?] [str???]


but how long it will remain so is


doubtful. [Will?] fill your orders with


pleasure when you or the ladies


want goods


            Resy


                        Yours


                J[???] [Meers?]


            Bent Creek   Dec 9 1861


Dr Twiman      your servent found me


as he went along [??] to Lynchburg


and he says he hasent got other [???]


I will make  it all [????] when


convenient.  Mrs [??nes] request me


to say to you that your cart


wheels [???] [???].


                                    T T [Imohundros?]


General Superintendent's Office,}


Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Co.,}


Lynchburg, Va., Dec 23d, 1861


Dear Doctor,


                        Your favor of the 18th


inst. has just come to hand, I


send two Articles of Agreement for


the Miss Austins and you to sign,


one for their four negroes, and the


other for your Carpenter, The


two old men we could not put


at any useful emloyment.


            Finding that there


was no prospect of a place here


for Mr. Austin, and learning from


Mr. E. D. Bird Superintendent of


the South Side road that he wanted


a Clerk at the depot here, I gave


him Mr. Austins address, he promised


me to write to him.


                        Yours respectfully,


                                    E H. Gill


Dr I. L. Twyman


Dr Doct.


            The preparation of tartaremitic you left for


the two boys last evening, has had very different


effects on them. Lewis is improved whilst it made


Anderson sick, for we only gave him one tea spoon.


it soon acted t[??]er on his bowels, the third ti[..]


gave a small quantity of Pemagoric, which [...]


& he rested well during the [???] of the night &


this morning he commenced throwing up a


very green bile, & it has continued at intervals


of a few hours all day. I dont know what


to do, to stop the vommiting & unless it is stopd I


fear will prove fatal, I shall give an


injection & try to act on the bowels, if you


cant come send me something to give him


to night.                                   Yrs R H Gillian


Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Co.,


Lynchburg, Va., [Febr 2?] 1862


 


Mr I L Twyman


                        Dear Sir


                                    Yours


of the 25 [th?] received we


will give you for the


Boys Beverly Cambridge


Denis & Bob $200 each


to work on repairs of


Br[ick?] please let me


Hear from you as soon


as possible -


 


            Yours respectfully,


              [????]


Lynchburg Jan 6th 1862


 


Doct Twyman Sir your Boys tell me


the man that hired them has gone away


They requested ^me to write to you to let you


know that they are without a home if


you ^write to get some person to hire the boys


out I will attend to it for you and


get the best price I can. By your writing


to me yours respectfully


                                    John Fariss


NB  I think I could hire them to go to manass &


if you was willing for them to go there


I understand they are paying $15 per month


and their Board           J. F.


Febuary 9 1862     Dr Twyman one of my boys


that has the mumps it has fell in the


lower regions and i do not know what to doe


for him and iwish you to send me directions


by gabriel or if you think it will be best


come over and see him your sefl self as he


is verry bad off and oblige your [dsl?]


            Jacob Garrett


Howardsville Va.


Jany 17 1862


Dr. Twyman


            Dr Sir


                        We learn you have a shoe maker


& perhaps more. We would li[??] to him some 20 to


30 to work on course work if you know of such


please inform us. And if you will hire your


man we will [thank?] you to inform us your


price &c by an early mail


                        Very much obligd


                                    Yrobst


                                    Olsom Bro &Co


                    Vanity Shade March 24 1862


Dr. I. L. Twyman


                        Dear Sir


                                    The next meeting of the board


will be on the 23rd of April. I will with pleasure


attend to the matter for the Misses Austins.


                                    Very Respectfully


                                    H. M. Bondurant


        April the8 1862


Dr I. L. Twyman  Der sir I this


morning take my seat acording


to promise to wright you a few


lines to let you her from mee


I am with my company at


Abingdon and I am well at this


time and I truly hope that these


few lines may find you and all


of your family well george is her


at the hospital very sick with


the tyfoid fever I saw him


yestaday and I give him the article


that yoor wife sent to him I hope


he will soon bee well the Doctor


s[ay?] he is geting better you must


write to mee the first opper


tunity and let mee her all the


news in buckingham and if


mr george B. Austin is nott


able to write I will write to


you again in a short time


we have lost seven men out


of our company since we left


Richmond besides them that are


taken prisoners and we have sever


al moore sick now I have no


more news of importance to


write to you at this time this


letter is wrote with sum of


your ink you must doo the


best you can for my family


during my absence and I will


do all I can for my country.


I will now close I still


Remain your friend


 


            Robert L. Raglane


                                Lynchburg March 8 1862


Dr I L Twyman


               Dear Sir


                        Your favor before us. We


have hired Absalom to Mr C. D. Cloves of


our city at $100,00. We have not been able


to collect his hire for last year, but have


the promise of it soon.


                        Yours Very Respectfully


                                    M Corkle Lou Co


                     Lynchburg April 19th 1862


 


Dr. I. L. Twyman


                        Dr Sir


                                    Your Hands are


located as follows. Bob, Beverly, Cambridge & Ned


are with Mr. B. Davis Section Master. At Marion


160 miles from Lynchburg in a fine and healthy


Country, And with a man who will take good


care of your Hands. Lewis is with S. S. Browning


at Wytheville 133. miles from Lynchburg. You need


not apprehend any danger of your Hands falling


into the Hands of the Yankees.


                                    Yours Truly


                                    John H. Bondurant


                                              May 3 1862


Der Doctor      I take the present of opportunity of writti[..]


you a few lines to let you hear from me


and also to hear from you for I am very [...]


to hear from you and also to see you this leav[...]


me and Eliza as well as comon. But the negro


woman Spicy is no Better. She says She


gets weaker Every Day and her cough is no Better


and complains of advancing [?] in her breast


She Throws up Every Other Day She Says the


Stuff She Throws up is very Bitter. I still


continue giving her those drops you sent By


[...]  I hope you will get able to come soon


She Spits Some little Blood let me know


[...]w you are. I am very Sory to hear that


you are So [troly?] hoping it is nothing Serious


come assoon as you can and you will


oblige your friend and well wishes


 


                                    Judieth B. Smith


Please to Send Spicy something to take


I have told you how she complains, She


sweets very Much of Nights and rests very


little


                 Jun 16th /62


Dr. Twyman :—


            We are informed


that relief to Soldiers wif


wives is being distributed to


soldi by you, and thru' the


kindness of Mr. E. W. Cabell


you have been informed


of our necessities. We are


sick ourselves, and unable


to travel the distance in to


procure the allowance.


Will you be so kind as


to send whatever you


distribute to said persons


by bearer. There are two


(2) wives, and three (3)


children. and It would


also be a kindness


if you would address me


a note stating amount


of such allowance


and the law regulating


it. No bacon can be pro-


cured here, and I sup=


pose it will be ne=


cissary to send money.


We were mustered into


service on the 10th day


of March last, and if


we are unable to take


rations, please issue


to bearer, & oblige


            Yours Resp'y


            Chas Rbt Kirty


            Z. G Wood


                     Appamattox Cty July 2 ^tue 1862


Dear Sir


            I seat myself to write you a few


lines it has been a long time since I heard


any thing from you I am still in feeble


health I thought while I was taking the


medicine you prescribed for me I mended


a little and after I had taken all that you


prepared for me I sent the prescription


that you sent me and had it put up

by an apothecary but it had quite a


different effect from that you sent and I


could not take it I reckon you think that


I have forgotten to pay the bill but that


is not the case the only reason that I have


not written to you before now was because


I did not have the money to pay you but


I concluded I would write and know


what your bill was against me I have


not got the money at this time but I will


[...] and pay you as soon as I can but I want


you to be as moderate with me as you


can for my resources is very limited


write to me and comply with my request


as soon as you get this perhaps I


may have an opportunity of seeing you


some time this summer as I intend


going down that way if my health will


admit of it. I was very sick at the


time I sent for you and you could


not come but I am a little stronger


now but I dont know that my general


health is any better. I would be very


glad to see xyou some [times?] but you are so


very far off I am not able to employ you


and I cant expect you to attend to


me grattuitously but I want see you


when I go in the lower neighbourhood


and settle up my account and make


some farther arrangements such


as will be satisfactory to us both.


            Yours Very Respectfully Sarah I. [Carniss?]


 


PS direct your letter Appomatox


Court house


                                      Appomattox City Aug 28


Mrs Twyman


                        I do not think you need feel any


uneasiness about Dr Twyman. There have been


some reports about a raid on the Virginia &


Tennessee Rail Road, but it is pretty well


guarded at all points, & I do not think there


is much probability that it will be reached.


A Citizen of our village reached home last


night who passed over the whole of that


road yesterday, and reports it all safe


and well guarded, so that the Doctor can


very easily get home if he thinks there


is any danger.


                        Yours &c


                        Wilson Hix


Dear Doctor,


                        I want you to come over to see


Floyd, he has a very sore mouth, his tung is


a good deal blistered, and has very much


the appearence of [?]. If it should be so


that you cant come this morning send me some


remedy or directions, until you can see him


                                    Yours Truly,


19th July /62                 R. H. Gilliam


Dear Doctor


            Sir was taken sick


last night & I want you to ride


over & see him this morning.


He  was smartly delirious during


the night, & this morning has a


pain in his side.


                                    Yrs,


[...]1th Augs 1862                      R H Gilliam


Bent Creek Sept. 6--  1862


 


Mr. I. L. Twyman


                        Der Sir I have taken


the wheels that I C Stevens filed for you


by his consent. he said they had lay out in


the wether on tell ther wos injered. I mad


mee a lite carte out of them whitch will


dow for lite haulin. I C Stevens can say


what they are worth an I will pay you


for them. I will pay the cash out any


time you requyer it. pleas let mee hear


from you soon   Yours


                                    Thos P. Childress


                  Roseneath


                           Nov 29th 1862


Dr Twyman


            Dear Sir


                        Your letter to hand


wanting a teacher for your chil-


dren. You see from Advertisement


the branches I teach. From


Albemarle Inst. recd. the Diploma


on French, Mathematics, &c. if


you like you can refer to the


Prin. of that Inst. Mr. Hart at


Charlottesville Va, by him & other


Profs. who were A.M.'s of University


of Va the certificates were signed.


I have taught two sessions


had advanced classes, prefer


to teach those but like to teach


any school when I'm making


myself useful. I could teach


your children $300,00 & board


for session ten months; or $350,.00


for seven scholars or less. Would


not like a larger school unless


they children could be well classed


would prefer more than your


children provided they were


select. Let me hear early from


you if you wish me to take


your school or I might make


an engagement elsewhere.


            Respectfully


                        Mary Celigg


 


Miss Mary Celigg


Jefferson P.O.


Powhatan Co.


Va

 


P.S. How far advanced


in Mathetmatics are the


children?


               Ballard Hotel


                   Dec 6t 1862


Dr Twyman


            Dear Sir


                        Yours of


the 2d is to hand with contents


noted. Mr Ballard requests


me to say, that he is not in


want of the articles specified


in your letter, at this time.


            Yours truly


                        R. S. Powers


   Holcombs Rock 20th March 1861


Dr Iverson L. Twyman


                        My Dear Sir


                                    About 10 days


ago two of the Misses Austins hands ran away


Cambridge & Bob. The overseer gave Bob a little


trashing for some cause & Cambridge it is supposed


pursuaded him to runaway with him. The overseer


informs me that Cambridge ran off without any


provocation whatever: Unless he is stopped in


the course he is pursuing, he will ruin the two


young boys of Miss Grace. If you humour Cambridge


in the least now he will be worthless in future to the


young lady his Mistress. he has been spoiled by his


former overseer, and will have to be dealt with


strictly until he mends his ways; The Overseer is


a man accustomed to the management of Negroes, and he


says Cambridge has been spoiled. I have been waiting


to get a letter from you thinking perhaps they would


go directly home to you. I write to inquire if they


have made their appearence, if so please drop


me a line immediately.


                            Yours truly


                                   James M Harris


                                      Supt Rip I [Butt?]ler