| | 1 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Add | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1867 September 6  | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved yours of the first on the 5was glad to hear from you. I wrote
to you one day last week but it seems you had'nt recieved it when you wrote to me. I am glad your Pa
has consented to let us have a few
waters, I had almostcame to
the conclu sion of writing to you, that we would go to Saunton & have
our hands joined before some of our dedicated alters. Oh Kate you
sencure me of being carleſs in my
duty to you. have I not had trials to contend with.
No one can imagine the
feelings, when a parent treats with
contumely the one that would always deisred to have
loved., But let me change before I make you
sad. Dear Kate you know my heart. I believe it to be tender. yes even to idolitry towards you. & I
do not believe it has been my foolish infatuation for it has been tested by years of trials-&
know I
havnt but one regret in joining our
hands in partnership for life. & that is
that I have no home that I can call my own to take you two. This ought not to discurlb> age any
one with health-for thousands have star
ed in this world on the same footing & have
raised up to the highest pinical fame. I
intend to do my & trust in the God of our
Fathers and I know he is no respecter
of persons
Dear Kate as you desire me to make
a selection of one of the Lady attendants,I will nominate
Miſs Mary Lizzie Wallace, & would
forther desire that she should wait with Mr.
Lindsay. Now for our bridal tour I propose going to
Wearers Cave, with our attendants
& then croſs the Mtn to
Buckingham. and take some of our attend
ants if they will go. J. Vines is very
ancious to go with us if he can get company
& a horse & buggie. I have
written that I entended going over to uncles and am certain they would think hard of me if I did not
come I am very ancious to go.And I am Sure you will be highly pleased.
& I know o fno time that will suit us as well as the presant. It is not far to the Natural Bridge
from hear & I can take you thare almost any thr
time I am ancious to
see it. & more to plese you in every thing.
But hope you will think it our best policy at presant to visit my relationseast of the
Ridge. Dear Kate I am trying to do that wich is
write in the sight of my Maker.
& I pray that he may give me grace from time to time so I may
be a useful member in society. & in the
world to come reap life everlasting I must
close as MerChaplin has got out
hishouse & is waiting on me. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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