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Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, July 6, 1862

Independence day has
passed and I have not seen you yet but
a darling letter came for me, and I
must be contented with that. But you
will wish to know where I am and
why I am here, I am in Colebrook. Ohio
on my way home. Would you believe
that I could get turned out of
school? Well I have a vacation for
three weeks. during haying and the
district wished me to close school
during the haying season, Mr Marlow
and lady (Mr. Leslie's son-in-law) was
over the 4th and he (Mr Marlow)
volunteered to carry Dora and I to
Mecca, what could we do but close
school. I did not wish to have
a vacation as it will be so late

in the fall before my school closes
but found it necessary.

What a dear kind letter yours of
the 21st was. it did me “lots of good”
I see that you are still going south
farther, If you could only come north
west. a few hundred miles. I should
be much better indeed

The punishment which you recieved
from Gen. Tyler did not seem to
affect you very much. I should have
been afraid to have asked if you had not recieved
permission to walk on the railroad
before punishing you, If he had
ordered you to be court-marshaled you
would not have remonstrated would you
Charlie what will be done with Gen. Shields
The people here are losing all confidence
in him. And Gen. Fremont has resig.
=ed. Do you not think Fremont has
recieved another injury by his superceding
and do you blame him for resigning?

I was delighted with the discription
of that storm you gave me. Is it
not strange that although such
storms bring distruction with them
yet there is also a charm that we
can not resist. What is more grand
and terrific than a thunder storm,
I do so love them. I always feel better
after viewing a storm that caused
such wild commotion in the heavens
It speaks in such strong language
of the majestic power of God.

Dearest Charlie, I know not what
prompted me to ask that question
refered to in your last; unless it
was that irresistable longing to be
ever near you. forgive me dearest for
expressing the thought for I did wrong,
I can not as yet: no I can not yet become
yours, I know darling that you share
the tortures of this absence with me
and that it is very very hard for

for you to remain so long in the
service of the U S.

I know that I have not recieved your
Photograph yet. but I anticipated the
reason why. I have seen Mr Richardson
several times since the “Mile Society” but
I never expressed my recognition of his
“friendship” more than by a slight bow,
Indeed I can not do other wise. there is to me
some thing so repulsive about him. Among the
Clar'ndon people he is termed a perfect
“lady killer”(pardon the expression I write at just as it was given me).
Dora will write you and give you some thing
to laugh over. half an hour if she does not
put on her “sobr drys” as she some
times does. for you will have enough
to read if I do close now, Remember me
to the boys if you please and write very
often. as often as possible to your own