Berkshire March 9^th 1862

 

            Dear Cousin Cinda

                        I received your letter dated Feb 23 was very glad to get it I had waited till it seemed a long time I was so anxious to hear from you I expected you were alone & thought I would like to know if your Patriotism kept you from being lonely as your Husband spoke in his, of your being so Patriotic but you may be some like me this last                                  & little rather keep him by your side & still if there was actual word of his going & he was tough & able to indure the hardship I should hardly be the one to say but there is so many flocking to the standard that I think I shall wait a while before I drive him off—I very much wish you lived some where near so I could run in to see you for a time as it is I suppose Ill have to be content with writing you—

 

We have a great depth of snow here it is deeper than it has been before in twenty years it is some over 4 feet in the woods of where it has drifted it is dreadful Thare was a load of fourteen went up on the hill about a mile & a half to surprise a new married coupple a few evenings ago but I concluded before we got thare that we were the ones that were surprised for we had no idea of finding such snow drifts as we found, first one hores would fall then the other thought we finally got thare & had a very pleasant time—We have had a great many famaly parties this winter but they are all saddened by Will not coming in alone & he seems so very lonely as time passes he don’t seem any more cheerfull but comes to feele his loss just as much as at first, it is one year yesterday the 8 of March scince poor Lura died & left him alone a to day was in here was so sober & said he could hardly speak

 

Will received a letter from Hugh about two weeks ago saying that Marlin had broken his leg just above the ancle both bones he was in the woods getting wood when the axcident occorrd Hugh said they had made up up thair minds to come up here to make us a visit they were to send for Wallace to come Down & stay long enough & Eloisa were to come with them That was when the War department was             quiet but they kept putting it off & now they are having so much trouble they wont come

 

Monday eve Hugh wrote that he &                had failed to get            & would have to go without this months any way, Elosia dont tell the reason she is not married but says it is all right so I suppose they                                    The prospect is now that we shall                  our sleighing it has been thawing 4 days—Will speaks often about sending you Lura’s picture but thare is only one that he calls good & he is intending to get some Photographs taken from it as soon as he has us all together—we cant get no such thing here—Your husband promised to send me his little Boys I was in hopes he would send it before he went away but cant you send it as well I would so much like to get it next summer when I can take my boys Owego to get them I will send you them—I am very thankfull indeed to you for sending me your Husband picture & wish I yours also—I would write your Husband with ples yours if I to knew where to direct as you said he had left Camp Denison I hope he will write me I should like very much to heare from him—We are all well with the exception of my oldest boy Jimmy I expect he is coming down with the measels he is quite unwell & has all the symptoms there is some cases in town

 

I hope you will excuse the poor writing and spelling for Bertin has talked me all most crazy if you are good at such thinghs perhaps you can read it

 

Oscar sends his respects to your self & husband & is very anxious to hear from him I hope we shall see you out here next summer if you ar alone you may as well come as not & if he gotn home you can come bothe we would like to have you come any how I am in hopes the war will be ended              July sertain & our freinds be at home write as soon as you get this or not wait so long I forgot to tell you that Tory Vanfleet is married I cant tell who to have forgotten was going to ask Will but he did not come up to night Will was invited to wedding no more this time from your aff  cousin Sarah J Glezen

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