1862 June 11 Tupelo, Miss.

Hd Qrs. 3rd Brig. Reserve Corps
Army of the Miss.
Tupelo, June 11th 1862

Dear Cousin Hetty [Cary],
You will doubtless
be surprised to hear of me again, but
my friend Wright Schaumburg, of St.
Louis, the bearer of this, give[s] me an
opportunity of recalling myself to your
recollection, and at the same time
giving him Some most agreeable ac-
quaintances.  Will you be kind enough
to take charge of some notes he has
from me to some of my cousins in &
about Richmond, and if you have
forgotten who I am after this long time
dont let Capt. Schaumburg see it,
for that would mortify me excee-
dingly.

Sincerely Your friend
R. R. Hutchinson
P.S.
Our stationary is very limited in camp,
& so you must consider this a very
elegant epistle if you please.

Hettie Cary, her sister Jennie Cary and their cousin Constance Cary were famous Richmond belles known as the Cary Invincibles. They were noted for sewing the first Confederate battleflags  above which they presented to Confederate Generals Johnston, Beauregard and Van Dorn. See Jennie's letter of October 31, 1861.
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