The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-11
New Light Upon Jefferson
Davis
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no, see ner. The Wigfalls ave nc
peiiese. with Mrs. Johnston a1s'
Ihey arrived yesterday. also.
,au's ieaaau a 1unny account Of Vic
'ahs interview with eaurepar "'g
seems he went to saro. 1t
ms way to this place and on
the news or the eyacuahei men
1.icn'Aoho. came and VI
the enemy had not Yer snas
the town, the geni. said. oh thas
no. uhuerstand the situation. II ;s w
ought to be. a plan OF Lees - OF
between Richmond and ~ keep
IL Grant attempts to throw, eAe.hs.
i"eeh ms army and Richmond -
can whip them in detail ut o
pan Nlgfali was immensely satissn III
cannon Judge of the moral Co..
ne ran Of Richmond. The neo.
~ mere we're about as low down as
tney could be before. as 7 ino"u as
little things, but, upon tba rom
DO not think the shock is as $50
J expected. sieat as
we mad a digest If vour adaro..
TO the people today. and I could rot
nahem och OF it, except an ~encouraes
ms eAnoTtation. Am anxious to see
misses are hazarded here as - -
future destination and o~ccunatior ~ ~
mo" that wherever you are and
III Whatever engaged il is in AN efh-
Gent manner for the country Tha
way things look nov the trans-Miss.
iSSlppi seems our ultimate destination
nousn | know YOU do not like nv
interference, let me entreat you not
to send Il. b. to command w. ~" ~.
am satisfied hat the country win ).
ruined by Its intestine feuds If Won
DO SO. II your friends thought il esr
} should feel helpless, but resigned
nut even those who hope for fayors
III that event deprecate it for YOU. II
am intrusive forgive me for the sake
"f the love which impels me b,,
pray long and fervently before YOU
decide to do il.
Mrs. Chestnut wrote me a mos, AFT
fectionate letter from Chester TODAY.
IN Is staying in two rooms verx
badly furnished. and furnished with
food by her friends there. As shall
nave a spare room. she will come
over and stay a few days with me.
have carpets. some curtains. some
window shades and three pictures
and some lovely volumes Of books be
longing TO a man in Augusta mar
ble. brocateiie chairs. nice china ane
nice tin basins and buckets. an
very we'll off and very kindly treated
by the Jewish man. Wiele. who own,
the house-with the deiicacy and hos
pitality Of a gentleman. Maj. Will
has offered every attention and S,
has Maj. Echols-Harrison has bee,
more efficient and attentive than
thought he could be, and very affec
tionate and kind. / really regret L
see him &C tomorrow. which is the da,
ne proposes to leave.
The Trenholms left yesterday 70
chester, with Colonel Trenholm. Gu
little ones are all well, but very un
ruly, or else the small house make
me sensible to it. Ii Pie is swee
and pink and loving, her hands an
gums are hot n swollen, and
think she is teething. Billy is wei
but bad. Jeff is unremunerative, bl
behaves we'll in the main. jeff is ver
much exercised about his pony, MAG
gle about her saddle-Margaret abo,
her saddle-Ellen about her child
Washington twho is a fine bOy) abo,
his $4,000 left in his masters hant
with his clothes. | about my precio,
old Ban, whom ] left behind me wit
So keen a heartache.
Write TO me, my own precious on
love. and believe me as ever your O.
voted wife
Maggie send love. as do JEFF al
Billy-Has Ives turned up? D
ohnson leave his family? Had Nj
Mclean got off? Did Mr.. Minneg
rode come out? Did we bring
anything when you came? Did "
send the pest off out of the wa!
Did you bring the brandy Where
Joe"
Six days later Mrs. Davis has n
from Charlotte to Chester. 5. G.. al
about the same time Davis has H.
from Danville and was on his "
to Greensboro. Here are the Il
terS:
Chester. April 13, 1865.
NV Dear Banny: The rumors
"a raid on Charlotte induced me
come south, and a threatened "a
here induces me to leave wltno
making an hours Unnecessary s's
/ go with the specie train Deca1
they have d strong guard anu Q
attended b. two responsible men.
am going somewhere. perhaps
Washington, Ga, perhaps only to a
beville IS. Co. don't know. -
rs the children seem to bear the Jo'
LII 1 aocida General CneSlI