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1Author:  Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William FrancisAdd
 Title:  Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1864 January 21  
 Published:  2000 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar 
 Description: I take the present opportunity of answering your letter of the tenth. I was truly glad to hear fromyou But alas it bore tidings that went like poisind misles to my heart I have set down before for the purpose of writing to you; but my heart failed me, And now with a sad heart, I attempt to drop you a few lines, My health is very good, this I sincerely hope may find you enjoying both health and hapineſs, I have no news of moment; worth your attneention so you must look for an uninterresting letter You may well imagine my heart is full to over flowing; you ask me if my K— would prove faithleſs towards me could I forgive her. Dear Kate you know that I have a forgiving heart If you should learn to love another man better than me; or that you could enjoy your future hapineſs better with your first lover than with boor W I would be heartleſs not to free you & forgive you; though I could never forget or seace to love you. To harber such thoughts as I have alluded to above make me feel miserable: To think that my first love should be rect. or thrown away on one fair to good for me, one that is good pure & virtueous who made vows unto me while her first love seemed to be dieing away, Then after a long time she again meets him: & her old love is rekindled for him, & she to good and kind to hide it from me has opened her hold heart to me And asks me what she ought to do under such circumstances Dear Kate what kind of an answer can I give but pray Almighty God to help you to prove true to who ever you love; best; I am resined to the will of providence Dear Kate if you should ever learn to forget me I pray thee to never boast of having fooled me; thareby ading pain to a true but wounded heart, if you should sease to love I would have nothing to live for in this world; I do'nt see that I should desire to live out this war But would be wiling to throw my self in danger of the misles of death that I might quit this frail world & be at reast I will change this; to me; “painfull subject. I hope that you are happy and are trying to interrest your kind & docile Brother that is now with you. I hope he may enjoy evry hour of his short stay at home, I was on picket when he started for home; Brother John is at home on furlough poor fellow was very sick when he left camp I went as far as Orange with him. I have had to haul him thare in a ambulance I have never hurd from him but hope he arrived safly at home, No doubt he will pay you all a visit before return ing to camp, oh yes you said that in fifteen days that Lizzie was going to leave home you left me to gueſs for what purpose I supposed that she is going to get mar ried if so I would like very much to be at home & see her name changed my kindest regards to L— & tell her that I wish her much hapineſs through all the changes of this life My repects to all enquiring friends if thare be any I had a very strange dream the other night I drempt that me & you had fallen out & Rachel Cro was intersee ding for me, I must close you must write soon & a long letter give me all the perticulars consurning L.nothing more
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