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Washington March 19 Well my dear little Frank how do you do to-day? Have you grown to be a great big boy, big enough to go to market yet? It’s a good while since I saw you and I hope you have grown so much that you have almost forgotten how to cry. You must be a good boy so mother can tell me how well you have tried to behave Now kiss Mother…

To be called for at Steubenville office by R.G. Corwin. Luther worn out with heat. Thinks you need not come. Augusta Douglas Hospital Washington City Douglas Hospital June 19 1864 I think I am getting stronger daily. I would be very glad to see you but I cannot ask you to come here. LBB To R.G. Corwin Steubenville [list on separate page] Dresses…

Washington, March 7, 1861My dear little daughter:It is long distance from Dayton to Washington. When I left home, after kissing you and Frank and Robby, I got into the omnibus + went down to the place where the cars stop for us to get in. As soon as they came I stept into what is called a sleeping car, where people can lie down and sleep and all…

[1861 letterhead printed picture Philip & Solomons, Washington Smithsonian] Washington March 19th My Dear little daughter: Papa wrote you a letter a good many days ago and since then he has heard nothing from you. You can't write? Don't you wish you could? You have a nice slate and a good long pencil, so you can easily learn to write if you…

Hon. P.M. General: Washington, D.C. -- On the 15th day of April 1864 I mailed at Nokesville, a station on the O. and Alexandria RR, a letter containing a $50 green back. The letter was addressed as follows: Mrs. A.F. Bruen, Dayton Ohio Care of S. Forrer This letter never reached its destination. If it should have miscarried and turned up in the…

[Don't know where the rest is Winter 1862? Aunt Mary to Mother Red Bird] married Edward Heatherington, Uncle Horton's son-in-law. They are living in Iowa near Uncle Horton. Her step-son _ Richard Heatherington died in camp a short time ago, they all seem to lament his death very much. He was the first wife's child, not Lucy, Howard's. Her husband…

[Pictures &c] Dayton Feb 19th 1862 Dear Augusta, I have just received your last letter this evening, containing the long looked for pictures. We all, that is Mother Howard Bettie and I, (the rest having seen them) think them very good. I don't see what fault you can find with yours, and I think "Dear Little Wobbie" adds greatly to the…

#For Mama Mother says send Sella back with Judge Hull - We will take very good care of her and bring her up in the way she had orter go But seriously I wish you would send her, it would relieve you very much and we would like to have her - # Dayton Oct 16th 1861. Dear little Sella, You must not think Aunt Mary has forgotten you because she did…

[Grandma Wright to Grandma Bruen whenGrandpa W. died]Brooklyn 1-4-1865My dear FriendThy kind and sympathetic letter is just received, heart-felt expressions of sympathy as I know thine to be are always grateful to the sorrow stricken and particularly from those who have passed through the same bereavement, and felt that their sun had indeed been…

Dayton Ohio May 26th 1864 Dear Papa and Mamma, We are so lonesome without you, the first night you were gone Aunt Mary went up stairs and when she came down she said "It is so lonesome without her" then I knew she meant you. Baby is quite happy out to Aunt Libs. Baby was in town this morning and I was out there a little while too she goes colu colu…