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1Author:  Armentrout, Amanda C.Add
 Title:  Amanda C. Armentrout to William F. Brand, October 7, 1866  
 Published:  2002 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar 
 Description: I have not received a line from you yet but concluded I would not wait any longer this is a beautiful Sabbath morn & I wish you were here to go to church with me Annie Mollie Jake & George have gone & I thought I would stay at home & write to the dear one that is far a way. I expect to go to prayr meeting this evening Oh how I wish you were here to go with me for I feel some what lonly have not had time to have the blues much but am anxiously looking for-ward for Saturday to arive & to bring my dear one with it the time will not appear long for I will be so busy that I will harly have time to think but do not disappoint me for you know Willie I will be very uneasy if you dont come think it very strange that I have not got a letter yet have sent twice to the office but hope I will soon hear from you I expect you have forgotten Kate as she is so selfish I reckon I had better look for a sweetheart this eve perhaps I could find one that would thake your place Well Willie dear this is the first time I have had a pen in my hand sense you left me I am getting carlous would have written to cous Mollie C but have forgotten her address so I cannot write untill I see you will write to cous Joe this week & Dottie I have been too busy to write to them we are all very well I have had a slight cold but feel very well now hope this will find you well & happy & in fine spirits & above all striving to do the will of our dear Mother remember thy dear Kate at the throne of grace & pray that I may over come the selfish feeling that rise in my bosom for you & that we may both draw nearer to each other by the strong ties of holy love it makes me very sad some time when I think I have caused thy dear bosom to heave a sigh for my selfishness but it is my nature & hope you will love me dearer for it after while but you will say how can I love you dearer I do not know that you can but that it will make you happy to think that you have it in in your power to wound & to heal Willie you think me very childish I acknowledge I am but can not help it my love is so strong that it makes me thus do not let it greave you I hope by the grace of God to over come it & make you very happy it is my disire to make you happy & I believe I can but enough of this. I have no news to write the boys are not done cutting up there corn yet the rain prevented them yesterday we had a hail storm Friday evening it did no damage here, in the neighborhood of cousin John Crist it broke out most all of the window pains & cut the parlor so it will harley be worth saving it has made quite a change in the weather I expect it will get cold before we want to see cold weather I wish we could get maried before it gets cold I am anxious to be with you; I suppose you were teased enough about having me in Augusta but I think it was for the best but I cant stay much longer I hope it will save you the trip over the mountain I shant promis you that though I expect I will have you to come to old Augusta evry two or three weeks after something for ro ex what do you think of all that but I must close I would like very much to accompany this do not let any thing in this cause one sad thought but be cheerful & happy pleas excuse hast & all imperfections I will try & look my prettiest Saturday eve write very soon.
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