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Aug 10, 2022 amyl13 Jul 26, 2021 LibrarianDiva May 06, 2021 Middlebury College Special Collections	p. In camp at Murfreesboro Tenne April 5th 1863 Dearest Lydia I received yesterday your letter written last Sunday, and I also received one from Eph & Emily for all of which I am very thankful, but in yours I find a few things that want answering I do not like what Carpenter said to you, I can not, will not like it - that he expected you would work for him as long as I was gone by which it would seem that all he wants you to stay there for is to work for him and that you have got to work whether you are well or not, - now that smells a little too strong of selfishness and if that is his feeling on the subject, I want you to leave there if it takes all I earn to keep you He shall not make a slave of you if I can help it, - By the way Emily writes that Mother and Jane talk of going east this summer and that if they do you are going to live with Elvira, now I think this an argreable arrangement and hope it can be brought about, but if this should not happen there is one thing you must abandon, and that is the idea of housekeeping, unless you	p. In camp at Murfreesboro Tenn April 5th 1863 Dearest Lydia I received yesterday your letter written last Sunday and I also received one from Eph + Emily for all of which I am very thankful but in yours I find a few things that want answering I do not like what Carpenter sais to you I can not will not like it - that he expected you would work for him as long as I was gone by which it would seem that all he wants you to stay there for is to work for him and that you have got to work whether you are well or not now that smells a little too strong of selfishness and if that is his feeling on the subject I want you to have there if it takes all I can to keep you He shall not make a slave of you if I can help it By the way Emily writes that Mother and Jane talk of going east this summer and that if they do you are going to live with Elvira now I think this an argeeable arrangement and hope it can be brought about but if this should not happen there is one thing you must abandon and that is the idea of housekeeping unless you

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