Tuesday, September 20, 2011

1861 September 20 Home [Front Royal, Va.]

My Dear Richard [Bayly Buck]

Mr Raye very kindly offers to be
the bearer of a little box of Peaches
Be sure to offer him some--How I wish
we had some way of sending you a quantity
Did Mr Petty get through safely with your
Boots and any part of their contents?
If so, please thank him--Send up Books
Bonny & Co--I will attend to what you request about
the gloves--Will try to write to you before I go to
Clark on Monday

[In margin on address side of sheet]
Walter's Co has
gone to Romney
again--He has
not written.
Our Militia are
now near HFerry
& are having some
skirmishes --Write
tomorrow & frequently
Very Affectionately
M.B.B.

Apoligy for this Ele-
gant Epistle

Richard Bayly Buck, 1844-1888, was in the Warren Rifles, Co. B of the 17th Virginia

MSS 3064

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