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Nanny is fixed and comfortable - they like their house very much, it is pleasant but rather small it is very nice for me to see them all from my windows - even Julius working in his fields - and just now every thing is budding into beauty - yesterday Sis went with a fishing party to Taylortown on the cars - and had a delightful time of course - but the fish were scarce- coming back in the cars were Mr Harding and Mr Wills - Mr W came by the B&O and was just behind the train that was captured by the guerillas on Wednesday he left on Thursday morning - says the destruction is immense at Piedmont - cars, stores, machine shops - track, etc all by a few guerillas, and in the frequency of three times their number of federal soldiers all armed!! on their way to the front they ought to go unclear and be shot - I had a few pencil lines from Frank - dated 29th saying they had crossed the river but knew not where they were going - Tom Mc Kennan is in the Riggs old cavalry and been ordered front. Mr Achersen? was greatly comforted lately by a letter from Sandy telling her of his conversion - John has gone West to Ab Baird. Pa saw Jim Blaine in Washington he enquired for you. He is member of Congress from Maine. We have heard that Maggie his youngest sister was to me married to Frank FitzWilliams who lives in Leavenworth, is a great politician and rank Copperhead. Dick was married last week to one of Clark Chambers' girls. He is 40, she 20 - we were invited to the home fair. Romaine & Sis & Annie went, I am feeling quite uneasy about Romaine's baby - he is again threatened with spasms - from teething - I am sorry they did not stay here - they were all improving so much and were so much pleased -