Letter from Sarah, dated 1864-09-04

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my husband decided to wait untill tomorrow, as most of our mail matter usually comes in on sixth day -

I am indebt to Esther Harley for a letter as well as a number of others but feeling a great anxiety to hear from thyself and family, how you are faring amid the increasing strife, [+?] contention which surround us all has induced me to enquire if thy sons are all yet safe, or has the draft or some unexpected blow stricken them. [?down] , and left a wound so deep as to paralise thy pen, -- Indeed my anxity for my own boy, and the suspense has I believe nearly deprived me of what little faculty I ever possessed in letter writing, - but my main object at present is to enquire after thee [?at this] time, and send the likenesses [?and to] wish this would render thee half the satisfaction [thine?] have me \ but have nor faith to believe it. -- No hair is so very white it gives him a singular ap pearance on the card. --

With dear love in which my husband joins! I remain thine affectionately Sarah I have written in great haste.

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Home 9th mo. 4th/64

Dear Cousin

Although I have written since recieving a line from thee I still feel more indebted to thee than I shall be able to pay by what I can put in one envelope, so concluded to write today, and not wait longer. I have had these likenesses in hand for several weeks, have hesitated about sending them as they do not suit me at all, but fear that I should have no better success if I tried again has induced me to forbear the [?] [?] at present, the features are pronounced very natural by all who have seen them, so never mind if the arrangement of dress, is not agree able; we had each sat twice, and [?] prove she had a good impression, but

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in calling to see if the likenesses were ready for us, she said she did not feel satisfied with them and wished us to sit [underline]again[/underline] and this is the result, just as well as if dressed for the occasion though I conclude most of us do feel so far interested as to wish to appear in a becoming dress, and have the rumples [underline]smooth-[/underline] ed out of [underline]our kerchiefs[/underline], but that has not troubled me half as much as not being able to hear thy dear boy has been a permitted to visit his own loved home, and friends once more.

8th Fifth day evening. When I laid down my pen the other day, I thought to have resumed it that evening but did not and since that time we have had company with the exception of a few hours, to day we have had the very pleasant company of Russel Taber & wife, Lewis Taber and Wife, from Ohio, and James Harkness and Wife to dinner. They have now gone to Amos Batteys

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a part of them to spend the night. They with their families are all in usual health, as are I believe all other friends of thy aquaintance in these parts with the exception of Amos Batteys wife, who has been quite sick, but is able to sit up most of the time now, though she continues quite feeble. They had a grand daughter buried day before yesterday a daughter of Wm Hoyt.

Our last dates from James was 7th of last month, they had left Brownsville Texas, had arrived in New Orleans, but were just reembarking for the mouth of Mobile Bay - some accounts state that Mobile & Atlanta are both taken by the Federal Army. we hope very much to get a letter from James this week, indeed there may be one waiting now at the P.O. I am also looking for one from thee as well as from several other friends but it is more than two miles [h?] so

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