Augusta County: Ginnie Ott to Enos Ott, November 23,
1864
Summary:
In this letter to her husband, Ginnie informs her husband of the goods they are
sending him as well as her desire for some wool if he can get it at a reasonable
price in Richmond.
Mr. Enos Ott
Camp Lee
Care Revd Henry
Brown
Camp Lee
Richmond
Virginia
Nov 23d 1864
My dear Husband
I seat myself this evening to drop you a few lines to let you know that we are
preparing a box to send you. we expect to send
it to Staunton tomorrow to go down Friday We send
your overcoat, socks, flannel shirt, gloves, one chicken some pies biscuit butter and some apple butter rolled in paper
& a bottle of [added: and ginger cakes]
molasses. we could not send you a blanket this time but if you still want it let
us know and we will send it to you the first opportunity we did not know we
could send a box this week or I would have send over to Pa's and got some apples
but we did not know it until this morning. Mr Spencer said he would take it down
on one of his wagons for us. Mag says to write as soon as you can about the
cloak cloth and let her know the price she
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wants the real cloak or
beaver cloth if you can get it she says not to go over $125.00 per yard but for
my part I had rather you would not to any expense about mine unless you think
you can get a bargain there is twelve yards of this
cloth and it would not take more than 7 1/2 or 8 yards
off the beaver cloth, if you do get it send it by some reliable person, the
cloth looks very well now but Mag is afraid it will
stay so long. We wrote to you monday and I suppose you will get it before you
receive this one I wrote in it for some white flannel 4 or 5 yards if you can get it I will be very glad I cannot get any here
there was some in Staunton but it was very coarse and looked like it was mixed
with dark wool. Pa is here they are all well except cold he brought a few apple
over and we will send them to you. More Paxton's family have nearly all had
diptheria they are getting better now. we are all well. I believe I have no news
to write. write soon. [added: We directed the box to you
in care of Tyler & son.]
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Mag received your letter yesterday she says she is going to look for
you home in a few days. Hannah says she will write to you in a few days. Nothing
more at present.
Your affectionate Wife
Ginnie Ott
Essie sends her love to you
