Low Moor Aug 2. 1863

 

My own dearest George.

                                                I received yours of the 16^th Friday & glad I was to get it I assure you. it was just two weeks since I had heard. I was sory to hear you was not well but it is no wonder after such a hard march. how glad I will be when you can come home & not have to endure such hardships any more. I hope it may be before long.

 

I see by the papers that Grant is going to allow furloughs. I shall look for you soon. hope you may be able to come now while it is so hot, but am affraid you will have to wait till some of the rest have been, but I shall hope you will come till I know you wont.

 

I was glad to know you had got my letters for I know from my self that you must feel uneasey when you do not get them 

 

Do not fear that I will say anything to Miss Earhart that will hurt you. I always have spoken in the highest terms of Johnson to her. there is another report now about him. they say he has gone to N.Y. to be married to an heiress. for some reason or other he has not come back yet. he has promised that he would come out here before he returns to the Reg^t. I hope he will. I cannot think the report is true though it would be almost good enough for Miss Earhart. she has not done the fair thing by him. she told me herself that she only wrote him once after he went down to Vicks. the last time on the 4^th he invited her to go with him. someone else wanted her to go to another place. she thought she could go & he never know it, so went. Johnson came for her, she was gone, so she did not see him that day. I do not aprove of such things you know & told her so. I must say I feel he is abused on all sides. I should think / he would feel as if he had'nt a true friend & guess he dose at times. Honie likes me very much & told Johnson so. yes he says but you may thank me for knowing her. but she wont give him the credit of it.

 

You will not say any thing about this. I never have told any one so much. I am a third party, learning them both better than they are aware of, but shall try to use my influence for the good of both.

 

Honie is going to spend a week with me when her school is done it finishes the 7^th she will come next week.

 

I shall write you the particulars of everything. Honie says Johnson speaks of you in the kindest of terms always.

 

I have not done any thing about the red heifer will wait till you come home. there is a number of things I want you to see to & you must come if you can.

 

John Haskell & wife are here visiting Friday he got the letter you sent him to Memphis that day the 1.50 all right. the discriptive rool / is at Memphis. he seemed to be much pleased with your letter & read it to me of course. He is improving slowly, but thinks he shall not ask for another furlough.

 

Hancock comes to morrow to put up my hay. Rich wants to thrash next week will if he can get a machine. he wants to sew winter wheat on the town plot but I cannot give it up on account of turning the stock in there in the winter. I hope you will come & see about it.

 

One of Mrs Gulic's brothers (Lemuel) wants to know what you will take for 2 or 3 lots or for the whole? What do you say to it? there are a good many things you could see to to advantage now. I hope you can come but if you cant give me what advise you can & I will do the best I can.

 

The children & I are well. Ralph talks about your coming home every day. the other morn woke up & asked me where papa was, said you had come home & brot him a gun. I hope it may prove true. he asks me every day if I look for papa to day! it is very warm now & the flies are very thick. write as often as you can. I want to hear from you all the time Your Emelia

 

Monday. Hancock is drawing my hay today. I have enough cut. Tell Daniel Eliza & Becky are well. She is anxious to hear from him you must mention him when you write.

 

Tell Mr Hunt his wife was to Mr Schuylers the other day with the two youngest & Johny. the children have the hooping cough she seems to be getting along very well. I saw his picture

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