| | 1 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | 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 | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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