Mollie Houser expresses her love for her cousin and her disappointment at not hearing from him for so long.
Mollie Houser complains to her cousin about the digressing mail system, as well as how she has been occupying her time.
Mollie Houser laments the loss of James's horse and comments on the hard times the confederacy is facing.
Mollie Houser divulges her hesitation of settling as an old maid, meanwhile offering to court someone on behalf of her cousin James.
In this letter, Mollie Houser expresses her concern for soldiers in the field and her wish that the war may soon end.
Hanger writes her cousin after months of delay, with news of family and battles.
Mollie Houser relates the news of her cousin John's death and discusses her options for marriage.
Mollie Houser retaliates against her cousin's assumptions by insisting that she would never run off with a Yank and she denies that she is engaged. She also comments that her drinking habits have been extending during the war.
Mollie Houser joyfully begins a correspondence with a cousin she has never met.
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