1862 June 9 Richmond, Va.

                Richmond  June 9th 1862

              My Dear Fath Phill & Sister
you must pardon my long delay
in writing but really since I received
your letter I have been going about so
much & had so much to do that
I could not write home half of my
time & very short letters even then
and now I am on duty and just
take this little time in Uncle
Sylvanus' office to write to you
all I am now Sergt. Major of
Major Boggs' Battalion & am
pretty well satisfied but it was
a great disappointment to me not
to get my Lieutenancy.  Jennie
says she would like to hear from
you Sister whether you got you
dresses &c &c Phill Alex wants
to know whether you got the check
for the payment of the horse he
got from you  Uncle Sylvanus
speaks of going up to our house
before very long and I am very

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glad of it for I expect Pa is right
lonesome up there now.  Uncle
John was here the other day he
is looking very well and is a private
in a guerrilla company now you
know he was a Colonel but when his
wife was so sick he went home.
I want to see you all dreadfully
more than any others in the world
I must now say good bye Give
my best love to all and believe
me as ever your affectionate
brother

[to Phillip Barraud Cabell and Julia Calvert Bolling Cabell]

Richd M. Bolling

MSS 38-111