Letter from Rachel B. Stevens, dated 1861-10-25

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careful about telling - Mary has written to thee - Paulina has had a most beautiful letter from [Thelda?] Stearns - her eldest son has gone to the war - she speaks of it most feelingly, she says tell Rachel I did not know it was so like death - & then "dear mother, ask for his soul the uniform of the saints, that he may become a soldier of the Cross of Christ."

We have not had scarce any frost till within a few days - it has been pretty cool & some of the hills east have looked a little white - the boys have not quite done husking - have 400 bushels of ears - very good - our garden vegetables are all very nice - we have sucotash most of the time.

Aunt Rhoda & Laura have visited us today Charley Templeton is first corporal in [deleted]the ?[/deleted] co. F. of the 6th Reg. - Thankful says they are intending to send a box of eatables to Isaac - Please tell if thee would like to have us do so - I have feared that the freight would be more than the value.

Farewell my dear boy - I pray that the Lord may preserve & bless thee - Give my love to Henry - I suppose you are now separated - R. B. S.

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East Montpelier 25th of 10th mo. /61

My dear Boy

I have just received thy letter & am surprised & sorry that mine do not reach thee - I have got three from thee & have written as many - I wrote immediately after receiving thine dated the 9th when thee was sick - & I also wrote last first day in one of Tho's. I am glad if thee has got the place the wishes - but think its duties will be arduous - do hope thee will try to take care of thy self am glad thee has a more substantial shelter & hope thee will do well & satisfy thy self & others - does [underline]thee[/underline] get any extra pay? am very glad of Henry's success - If thee writes for Walton's - I wish to know thy initials - - There are letters signed [S.?] but I hear they are not

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Dear Willie - I send thee some stamps - hope thee has got my letter - love from Mary

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thine - perhaps they are A.D.A. - Timothy has not got letters from home regularly of late - every thing is deranged - & every thing looks sad - I had a letter from T. also from Ann this week - he is well & pretty well suited with his business on the farm with uncle John at $20 per month - Ann had just received several letters from the army & also from Morrisville - one from Susan - she spoke of thee in terms of much kindness & Ann thinks James bids fair to get a warm place in her kind heart -

I told thee in my last that Philip and Ellen are married - - I have been to Horace's this week & staid two nights - had a pleasant time - & Mary came home with me & Charles went with her to the village where she still is - she wished to go into the house & to see the monument - which is indeed a great work of art - beyond anything which it has been my lot to see - I think it unfortunate for the

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young artist that it was completed at a time when the attention of the legislature is so much absorbed with affairs of [deletion] graver moment - that I fear he will hardly receive the pecuniary reward that he so richly merits - I understand that the $2000 that have been appropriated, only give him common day wages, after paying for his block, which cost $400 - - I am now expecting to go to Ferrisburgh next 2nd day to be at monthly & quarterly meeting - but do not think thee had better direct letters there as I fear I should miss of them continue to write as often as thee can, & our folks will keep me informed - I went yesterday to J.G.P's - his wife was feeling very [underline]Thankful[/underline] for her short visit from Jacob - her last letter from Isaac informed he had been quite sick - I wish thee had been more explicit in relation to the co. as I feel very great interest in it - so do we all - we will be

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William B. Stevens Co. G. 4th Reg. Vermont V. M. Washington D.C.

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