46
July
28th
[1862]
Envelope:
Mrs. Margaret M. Corker
Virginia
Letter:
My Dear Margret,
Your
kind and affectionate letter came yesterday morning, and we were gratified by
hearing from you all once now, it seems an age from one letter to another. I hope you have received your trunk of
watermellons and peaches although the Peaches are not as ripe as they ought to
have been. Yet I hope you enjoyed
them. Do write me in what state they
reached you in and those watermellon were owes.
We have received a Telegraph from Frank, which was sent the day that
Laura started and two letters since.
Send the trunk home by Newton when he comes. Sallie is at home and is rather thiner than when
she went away. She has just sit up at
Mrs. McCormic’s in and ate biscuits until she is as poor as a quaker. I asked her teacher to tell Mrs. Mc not to
let her eat so much molasses and biscuits but make her eat something else. Tallula’s darling has telegraphed for her and
she has gone down and I expect she is married before this and may be on her way
to Virginia with him. I am so glad to
hear that the Hoofing Cough has not served our little darling as badly as I
feared it would Jane came over the other evening to bring me a few grapes and
for some oil for one of Nellies children that was sick. He said that Tom was still there and that old
Elbert had not found the pigs yet. Of
course you may count them lost. Your
father has just come in from Elisha’s, and says he seems a little more easy now
than he has been for several days. I
just sent him a nice basket of the same kind of peaches that I sent you. They are now in their prime. I also sent him the first bunch of ripe
grapes and your father read your letter.
He seems so overwhelmed with gratitude to Mrs. Digs for her attention to
Robert. With your letter came one from
Frank saying he had just received the letter containing the money for Mrs. Digs
that we sent some 4 or 5 weeks since, which I suppose you will get when you go
to Richmond and your father says you must try to get exchanged for some that
will answer her purpose and that you must also write her a letter and tell her
if he lives until after the war that he is intends to go in person to thank her
for her kind help to his son, and if he should not live until the close of the
war, and we are not subjugated by the North and his property confiscating that
he intends leaving her something in his will.
Also he wishes his kindest feelings of a deeply felt gratitude, tendered
to those young ladies that have been so kind to Robert. I suppose you saw Laura as she passed did she
seem glad to see your letter written was Delighted at the idea of going to see
his father. You father wanted him to
stay, but I would not hear to it. Sallie
will return to school the last of this week or the first of next week. She is deligthed with Miss Callie. She is making her up some ___ and I am trying
to get her 3 chemises made this week.
She and L. have both learned to crochet
that lace like that round the collar that Miss Glass sent you. Laura had
nearly done enough when she went away for a chemise. You do not talk of coming home. I wish you were here to enjoy the nice fruit
I see Newton will get home in time to
get some. I am having your cape and all
your blankets ironed(?) today as it is such a splendid day for it. It is the second time that I have had them
ironed(?) and my dear little darling one a thouseand and times for me and may
God protect you all and bring you in safely to your own home, is my sincere
prayer of you affectionate mother. All
send love Black and White to you both and Many kisses to dear little Palmer.
