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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 cambe 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 of you