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Nokesville April 6th 64 My Dear Wife: Yours of the 31st of March came last night, but having dispatched an epistle to you yesterday morning, I couldn't think of answering it immediately, even to tell you the name of the "she" who is a more prompt correspondent than yourself. And upon second thought I don't think I shall tell you now just to see…

Nokesville Va. April 3. My Dear Wife: I sent you a letter yesterday and one to-day, therefore I won't write you one to-night, altho' I rec'd yours of the 29th but a little while ago. This is commencement for the purpose of saying something which I might possibly forget, if I do not write for a day or two. A notice of a book, entitled "Illustrations…

Nokesville April 2. 64 I dare say, my dear wife, you will frequently be excited by newspaper paragraphs on my account, and I therefore beg of you not to put too much faith in the announcements so flippantly made by newspaper correspondents. I have heard of several in the N.Y. Herald of yesterday which will probably excite your fear should they fall…

Nokesville April 1. 64 My Dear Augusta: I rec'd yours of the 27th this evening which contained the first advice I have had of my letters to the politicians. It seems very much more than ten days since I wrote, yet my memorandum book shows me it is but just ten days since my letters were mailed. Had I not lost most of my interest in the subject, I…

Nokesville March 29th/64 My Dear Augusta: It was no spite work that induced me to ask that Capt. A. should be sent into the field. Officers were needed and as he had been absent a long time I asked for him and another captain who had been away from the regiment longer than anyone else. Capt. A. was ordered here but the other Capt. being a near…

Nokesville March 27th My Dear Augusta: The latest and newest thing I know is the appearance of Charlotte Varian at Gottschalk's concerts in Washington or "Ma'lle Charlotte Varian Donna *Spronao*!" The poor creature having tried nearly every other dodge or been compelled to resort to this one to increase her "drawing" power. She is leading a…

Nokesville March 25/64 My Dear Wife: Yours postmarked the 21st reached me this evening. In it you complain of not receiving a letter from Tuesday till Sunday. I wrote to you on Tuesday morning before breakfast, mailed one on Thursday and on Sunday. So, you see I was not neglecting you, if the letters did not reach you. This week I wrote you on…

Nokesville, VA March 24/64 My Dear Daughter: Since your mother writes me that you have received my last long letter and are pleased with it, I have set down to write you another. I shall love to write, as long as I find that you try to follow the advice I give you. It is all intended to make you happier and better, but if it does you no good…

Frank Bruen Nokesville Va March 23 1864 My Dear Frank: I was sorry to hear you had hurt your finger so badly. It will soon get well if you are careful not to hurt it again. How is your rocking-horse? I have not heard a word about it since I left home. I hope it has not been broken yet. Has sister Mary learned to ride on it? She is much too little,…

Nokesville Va March 24/64 My Dear Wife: I suppose it would be wrong to send the enclosed letter forward without a word to their maternal *parient*, so I have set down to scribble something, what it will be I don't know. This evening brought me no letter, tho I rather expected to get at least one from Washington. Whether the sign is good or bad I am…