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Tuesday Aug. 19, 1862

Dear Mary, and, Anna,

Eddie has just been in inquiring who I was going to write to, on being informed he said, "tell aunt Anna I turned around twice last night and she didn't come home." He did so on hearing Jennie repeat what you said in the village, that you would be home before we hardly had time to turn round. It is now a little more than half past seven. Robbie has gone for the mail that we may have it as early as possible for as you well know we are very anxious to hear from you.

There was rather a doleful looking place here yesterday after you left. Up stair and down stares the house looked decidedly