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Monday afternoon - Get up + [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] with [illegible] [illegible] + [such?]
delicious fine strawberries - I wish you + dear [Greer?] could have been here to
enjoy them with us - but as you cannot I hope you may have as fine + in
great abundance where you are - in your next letter write me of the [fruits?] & [illegible] us
a description of your every day's life breakfast dinner & supper - Dear [illegible]'s strawberries
have depreciated very much - scarcely eatable after enjoying Caroline's - dear Caroline
is very unwell & has anxiety upon Elisha's account is great - he is now [in?] [illegible] Little Rock
under Genl. Steele. Henry is not strong he is growing so fast - I expect he is as tall as Elisha
is & is still growing Mary & [illegible] have [been?] over & [Georgie?] [slept?] with [mother?] the [night?]
I was her [familiar?] [friendly?] nurse & companion whilst she was over - she is looking
remarkable [pretty?] this spring & grown so much - she is as saucey as needs be. I
wish you had her [illegible] [take?] [instead?] of the photograph [Mary?] sends you - it is
much the [best?] - we had geatl difficulty in getting her to stand - she was perfectly
contented without her Mother & very [illegible] [illegible] that I would not [go back?][ with
her [My?] [horse?] is [illegible][ & has been ever since February - stuck a nail in his foot - as
soon as he is well I shall ride over for a day or two Sister [illegible] & Caroline both say
they will accompany me - but I [called upon?] neither I am so anxious to hear
from [Mary Jane?] I am so glad [Brutus?] is with her her negroes are [creating?] trouble
as the negroes through the whole state are they will hope [to?][ [put?][ women & children
in the fileds - I see they are in the free state - I [illegible] [illegible] [may?] bless Gen [illegible]
[illegible][ & Gen Sherman & bring the rebels to their [illegible] - [illegible] not [like?] you I
want peace but not [pillegible] of [territory?] should I give up & [illegible] if they will
not lay down arms & come back to thier allegiances I take great comfort from
the [illegible] [illegible] i[illegible] of the rebels - [rather?][ they are [still?] in the ascendancy
they are so triumphant so arrogant so [overbearing?] & [illegible].