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helpless he has had a great deal of trouble with the baggage they have checked this baggage only once or twice since we left and [illegible] only for short [illegible] to pack of the [illegible] would [illegible] no ticket even; at Knoxville he was given a wrong check for his small white trunk & it went [illegible] to [illegible]- I suppose Mr Hill told you my bonnet box was lost either at Greensboro or Danville he promised to look out for it & send it on if he could has any thing been heard of it. I miss it very much for not expecting to go with any thing not that & my little trunk until I reached the plantation had just a great many Things in it that I use constantly for [maintenance?] I have lost every collar [illegible] & handkerchief I have in The
[26 Dec. 1865]
would except the half dozen you gave me & a few collars I had in my bag to travel in, I have nothing to wear on my head but my six year old hat.- I hope Mr., Collins will get his trunk back as the rail road is responsible for it but my [bag?] I suppose is gone forever There are a great many things in it I should regret to lose among them Brother Kent's prayer book Mr. Patterson gave Annie & some buttons Mr. Collins' father gave him- At Burkeville Junction John Simon & [Chas?] were left behind whether intentionally or not-we can't tell but we do not think it is intentional as their baggage was not taken They may catch up with us here- Mr. Collins has been to the freedmen bureau
& had his contracts signed & approved he has also seen Judge Wright who promised to call me we [illegible] & will write you of his visit when he comes.- The children have talked of you so much or rather Annie has & Rebeccas & tucked his head down on one side & looked knowing wheneved your names were called Annie's sends her love to every one of you by name & says I must tell all of you (including Cessna?) That this is most to "Mississip's" & that she got some apples, this [illegible] & money That old Sangts Clause brought her xmas & just in her stocking
from Hillsboro we had Abe Strudes who was on his way to Vicksburg we saw very little of him in the ladies car but he was very kind & helped us every time we changed cars From Greensboro to Burkeville we had Mr [Peter] Hairston & his family which was very pleasant.- from Lynchburg to this place we have had besides Abe Strudes two young new acquaintances of Mr Collins' from Petersburg, come out to look for business here, one of them Mr Collier is a brother of poor young Mrs Wallis Kenan, The other is named William They are both in this house with me & will look after me while Mr C. is gone Then there is a Mr & Mrs Pettigrew refugees from this place during the war to Lynchburg They came on with us from L & we became
acquainted on the cars they are also in this house so I have one lady acquaintance - take our trip so far we have been very fortunate & I feel very grateful to have gotten here safely. I was very much frighten in Chattanooga & the gentleman told me next day that they were frighten too altho they appeared very indifferent at the time. There seemed so much excitmenet & the Yankees & Tories went singing all kind of Yankee Songs about the streets & shooting all night they marched several times around the hotel we were in & it was thought would force entrance but they did not & we got through xmas eve safely. Annie has made a great many friends & every body has petted fed & played with her so far she has resisted all advances from Yankees