Augusta County: Eliza H. Stanton to Margaret Dunlap,
January 5, 1858
Summary:
Eliza H. Stanton writes Mag Dunlap to discuss news of their friends and how she
spent her Christmas.
January the 5th 1858
Dear Mag
I have just read your letter and was very glad to hear
from you again, yours found me well and quite happy;; I receive your favor of october the 12th And wrote an answer to it a few evenings after;; But on reviewing it I concluded not to send you
that answer But write another; deferring it from time to time the present evening has arrived with out it being answered; Not because I did
not wish to answer it + from the fact that I did not have time; As another
reason was that I did not know what to [unclear: write] to you,, you
still wish to come here to live, I have not heard any thing about Miss Lamb
going to leave I rather think that a mistake,; As I
have not heard any thing about any the [unclear: attendance] leaving, I
for my part do not know how long I may stay; or how soon I may leave, I have no
notion of leaving here now, if I should take the notion to leave why I will
write to you and let you know you wish to know what
kind of a Christmas I had; May I first tell you it was as dry a Christmas as
ever a seen in my life; I have seen no Christmas yet; nor New Year either This night a week ago I was
at a party in town; the party was given by the Firemen of Staunton; They were
not many there that I was acquainted with; I enjoyed myself tolerable well
considering all things; The amusement of the
evening was dancing; of which in course i did not take part in it; there fore did not do anything but
look on and say nothing, you write as though Mag Potmer
was going it Strong with
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someone, success to her; I wish that I may soon hear
the same good news from you; Bob Strawsburg is gone to the West Why I am not surprised to
hear that you wish to come here, But my Dear Friend
there is no use to cry over spilt milk the best way is to take it easy Tell Mag
that she must ask me to her wedding when ever she gets married you speak of the singing in West View being very interesting, I was glad to here that, We have no
sing here now nor have they had any since I have been here
Dear Mag the thoughts crosses my mind of the time we had at Bethelham They are past and gone; But the joyous moments spent there will never loose their influence over me; They are days when my mind wanders back in the past; And gains strength there from; oh shall we who name the name of Christ ever grow weary in well doing I pray you that we may not Dear Mag I must close for the present hoping that I may hear soon from you; So good night Mag pleasant dreams throng thy brain Till I shall hear from you again
Yours in the bonds of Amity
Eliza H. Stanton
Va
PS Write Soon To Miss Mag Dunlap
West View
Va
