1862 August 29 Charlottesville, Va.

Charlottesvile August 29th

My Dear brother
I have only time before
the mail coses to write you a few lines
to let you know how brother Richard is
as I know you are anxious to hear how
he arrived.  He did not get here until yes-
terday as his friends in Orange detain
ed him to stay and was very much
fatigued and exhausted by his journey.
Col Dulaney and Mr Armstead  (a brother
of General Armstead) and a private in
the 6th Cavalry happened to e here to
dinner so we were all in the parlour
and were very much astonished to see
brother Richard drive up in a waggon
It never occurred to us that he was sick
but we thought you were and Mother
and I ran out to meet him.  He instant
-ly enquired how you were but he was
so sick & overcome by fatigue that he

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was unable to speak.  Mother was terrified
nearly out of her senses and we had a
real scene.  Dr Akin[?] who is here prescribed
directly for brother Richard and brother
Staige came down to see him in the
evening and the doctor on consultation
gave him some medicine which has
had a beneficial effect already, for
this morning he says he feels better
and the doctor says his pulse is deci-
dedly better. brother Richard advises me
to give his love to you and thank you
for the assistance you gave him in
getting off, and he says he is sorry that
[?] brought off the large brown blanket
which he had intended leaving for your
use.  I hope you will have heard before
this reaches you that your barrels of veg-
-etables have been sent to Culpepper and
that you will be able to get them before
thy spoil.  Jimmy went out to Little run
yesterday and reports all out there as be
-ing well.  In much haste and with
untold love from every body I remain
          your attached sister E.G.D.

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I wrote you a
letter the first of
the week which
you received I
hope.

[address leaf]
Mr Eugene Davis
Co [F?] 6th Va Cavalry
near Culpepper

care of
Rev Mr Cole

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