Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-24
4 RICHMOND WHIG,
From a. baltimore ofippe. Of Saturday

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number OF the private letters and papers OF several
OF 'he insurgents captured a the house Of Old Brown
nave oeeh put nj our command Some OF these thro A.
such Hood OF light upon the personal character of to
Nnom 'hey are addressed aud upon their purposes
al We purpose making voum Iious extracts from them
, LErTER TKoS A SISTER.
William Leeinan, who killed on Monday wbile NJ,
tsP'hg 10 lord the Potomac and reach the MARYLAND
shorc Was native of Halo~ ell Maine where his moth
" hhu sister yet reside. Several letters addressed t him
by hs mother and sister, have come into our possson
re'eaihg Tire iaet that he visited the South and West
Tor the purpose OF beterng his fortune aud that his alb
sehee from home was source Of deep and aleconAte
anxiety to his family
We copy below "A touching letter fron, NJ. .is,.r ;
zen whic he was IN Kansas aud significant letter from
Philadelphia correspondent:
HALLowEII, April cd, 1855
Ny Near Broiher IL received your letter an, WA
most happy TO hear from you; also know that you
was "e that Is grea, blessing, TO enjoy good health
We are all well usual but our mother. She Il mnrI
oc,'er nov Than when wrote last although she is not
anie 10 leave her room Her mind is much more settled
she begins 10 move her fingers "A very little Tn. dor
tor siys she will get better when The warm weather
comes she worries herself great deal about YOU aud
uoh know, my dear brother, how you expect your
moth,r and sister to do otherwise when we think uber
you are 30 far from your home-so long sine. We h,y.
seen YOU ana so long before shall you (by your
Nths'J but hope II may not be but u short time be-
lore you will think 1t best the loved ones Mt
home.
10 not like to write so very discouraging to YOU
when you trying best to you
ioks but II you knew how much wanted Won TO come
home, YOU would blame us for writing such let,crs
would YOU come home If you had the money 10 come
WIN Ieii me what 1t would cost Oh | would lie nm.
speakaby happy iii in INV power to send Won mon
ey but We have been very poor this wiz ter have no,
earned a half dollar this winter. Matte has had a
very good place, where she has had as cents week s
has not spent of IL in the family only very I;,,I
Tor mother. Father has had very small paw hut tbiul
ne has more now he is waichman the Eastern Queen
that runs from here TO Boston. should have worked
IN the straw factory at Nack this winter had mother
been we'll Matte has left her place and talks of work
ing IN this mill, but she will if she can possibly do
yihing else. w
Isllowel is still as ever There is no kind oS bi
ness going ON at all Most all of those thar tbpk anv
thing of themselves have left |
do not think you would know mother she il verv |
poor She does not look like mother We try 10 make
her as comfortable can; she has everything that
she wants tue folks in this place have been so yery Kind
70 heehbors too; 1t seems though they could
not 10 too much Father says he wants YOU to come
home, you have TO go back again Ali INV dear broth
'r you can never know hoe much your folks want Won
TO come home. '
My dear brother-I you TO be sure and write Of
en and as soon you receive this for We are 50 very
anxious when you don't write Ten me sAo vou ar, oo
Hg TO hghi, y VoH going 10 interfere cih tie or-
Ibic IN hdnsds, r.
Ehatsr he thy lot earth, thy mission here below
lame may wreath her laures fair INV youthful
Though you would r'e from earthly things win deaihless
Z, AZ your ways he Just and gh,-s virtue he your aim
& you may OF be seOrned by men, those who
Let all your ways be Iu,' and risIe, virtue be your aim
On dear brother, hope Won as good as YOU were
Nhen you went from your home and Laoc YOU arc for
you would not do anything wrong
ueorge Mitchell l. dead-he died one month ago Dr. |
Allen Is dead Mr.. Bart. Mason fell dead in the meet
ng house David Walock (mama Buffers husband) was
o"ned IN California short lime ago. Ii has been We.
y sickly here this Spring We are having very rc.t
evival. ~ e''
Matte and have concluded toget our miniatures TAX
n together ior You've will send them soon. We all |
rom your affectionate sister. Lizzie
l.. Leeman, Hallow, I'll, Maine.