File: 590729__.wpd
Type: Handwriten letter
Remarks: No envelope found and not known who the parties are

Locust Grove July 29th, 1859

Dear Cousin Amie

 You must not get mad with me for not writing to you before this, I have no really good excuse to offer except that I have been attending a protracted meeting, during which time you know it would be almost impossible to write and since that time I have been so much indisposed that could not do anything unless compelled by necessity.  I wrote to xxx and xxx last week for the first time for ages.  I guess if you have seen ma you have heard her scold a little about my noriting so seldom.  Oh! Were you not delighted to see Kale when you returned from Hanover?  I would like so much to see her and all of you dear Louisa people.  I had one of the sweetest dreams last night - I have had for along time and some body in Louisa played a conspicious part in it.  I almost felt like crying on finding that it was all a dream.  I went visiting yesterday evening after school and when we got back after supper we found a very handsome gentleman here, Sir John coleonan.  He went away this morning soon after I came in school.  I believe he is going to a barbecue today he wanted us to go but we have lost so much time lately going to Church that we could not go.  We are going to a Methodist Church Sunday, Senelle's[sp] chapel, we have never been there and the roads are said to be so rought that we will not be able to ride all the way there.  Two gentlemen promised to come here Saturday evening to go with us over, I expect we will have a merry time.  Sadie[sp] wrote me word that she had not made a single visit since she came in the neighborhood, I don't know how she could help it if I were in there I would visit a great deal.

 I suppose you must have heard of Mr. Pleasnt Roberts marriage before this, I saw them at Church last Sunday they seemed as loving as you often see a married couple look.  I suppose the honeymoon is not over yet.  How did you like our Kentucky relatives who have been visiting in Virginia?  I would like very much to see them, I think I will take a trip "out-west" this fall if every thing works well between this time and that.  I expect a protracted meeting will commence at Adiel[sp] the [?] Sunday in September Mr. Allen is expected up.  I hope he will come I would like so much to see him.  Will you go to the Association?  I think I would go if I were at home.  You would doubtless have a pleasant time.  I am so very anxious to get home but the time I hope will pass away pleasantly and the next time Dr. Rice comes up I will have only two weeks to stay. Isn't that glorious?  But I am afraid that when I get home I shall find you and Kate gone and my dear dear friends married too.  If I do I am only going to stay a few weeks and come back up here.  By the way, Dr. Rice says he thinks I had better take another session up here.  Do you think so?  I dont and wont do it unless I find you all married, then I don't know what corse I might pursue.  I want to see Cousin Ivy so badly and when I come home I intend to go to see her the first one and stay some time with her.  I have heard of almost as many marriages within the last few weeks as I did last fall amont them the messrs Richardson, John and Miss Hill and Andrew and Miss Meredith and some say Lucy Jones, I have never heard certainly which one it is.  Have you and Mr. Simms made up all of your differences yet I hope when you get married that you will give us a powerful big wedding.  If I ever get married I intend to do the same and if you don't I shan't invite you.  I am expecting a letter today but don't know who in Christiandom would write to me for I owe all of my correspondents a letter.  You must be tired reading for I am tired writing and will be merciful to you and close my scrawl.  Write to me as soon as you get this for I am so tired waiting for a letter.  Write me two or three sheets - I don't care whether you write it all at once or not.  Just so you send it all at the same time anything from you will interest and please me if it is your daily conversation.  Please excuse haste.  I am now and ever more your true friend Besure and write that long letter.

  /signed/ Susie

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[.....]My dearest

You did not seem to like she beau I told you I had for you.  If you don't want him I will try and catch him myself.  Tho I don't like old men much yet it is better to be an old mans darling than a young mans fare.

Oh! I forgot to tell you that some of the Misses Anderson were up here on a visit.

Saturday morning.  I am a little blue this morning as you see why I write with this inck.  We had a gentleman here last night Mr. Smith from N. Carolina, he was a student at the University last Session, I like him very much, he was [..............not readable] for you to get it today but I do not know when I shall get it to the office unless a young gentleman from there comes up this evening and he will go back tomorrow evening and mail it Monday.  I have four letters to mail, one to my beau, Can you guess who it is?  I'll tell you some of these times.  Goodbye. I long to be with you tomorrow ..........

   /signed/ S. K C. S.

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What has become of Jones! I heard that he was about to be dismissed.

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