Augusta: Amanda C. Armentrout to William F. Brand,
October 7, 1866
Summary:
Kate writes to Willie anxious that she has not heard from him. After discussing
neighborhood events, she signs the letter as "your ever true & loving
wife" although they do not get married until the following year.
Mr. William F. Brand
Oct 7th 1866
Rose Dale
My Dear Willie
I have not received a line from you yet but concluded I would not wait any longer
this is a beautiful Sabbath morn & I wish you were here to go to church
with me Annie Mollie Jake & George have gone & I thought I would
stay at home & write to the dear one that is far a way. I expect to go
to prayer meeting this evening Oh how I wish you were
here [added: to go with me] for I feel some what
lonely have not had time to have the blues much but
am anxiously looking for-ward for Saturday to arrive
& to bring my dear one with it the time will not appear long for I will
be so busy that I will hardly have time to think but do
not disappoint me for you know Willie I will be very uneasy if you don't come think it very strange that I have not got a
letter yet have sent twice to the office but hope I will soon hear from you I
expect you have forgotten Kate as she is so selfish I reckon I had better look
for a sweetheart this eve perhaps I could find one that would take your place Well Willie dear this is the first time I have had
a pen in my hand since you left me I am getting careless would have written to cousin Mollie C but have forgotten her address so I cannot write until I see you will write to cousin Joe this week & Dottie I have been too busy to write to
them we are all very well I have had a slight cold but feel very well now hope
this will find you well & happy & in fine spirits &
above all striving to do the will of our dear Mother remember thy dear Kate at
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throne of grace & pray that I may over come the selfish
feeling that rise in my bosom for you & that we may both draw nearer to
each other by the strong ties of holy love it makes me very sad some time when I
think I have caused thy dear bosom to heave a sigh for my selfishness but it is
my nature & hope you will love me dearer for it after awhile but you will say how can I love you dearer I do not know that
you can but that it will make you happy to think that you have it in in your
power to wound & to heal Willie you think me very childish I acknowledge
I am but can not help it my love is so strong that it makes me thus do not let
it grieve you I hope by the grace of God to over come
it & make you very happy it is my desire to
make you happy & I believe I can but enough of this. I have no news to
write the boys are not done cutting up their corn yet
the rain prevented them yesterday we had a hail storm Friday evening it did no
damage here, in the neighborhood of cousin John Crist it broke out most all of
the window panes & cut the parlor so it will
hardly be worth saving it has made quite a change
in the weather I expect it will get cold before we want to see cold weather I
wish we could get married before it gets cold I am
anxious to be with you; I suppose you were teased enough about having me in
Augusta but I think it was for the best but I can't stay
much longer I hope it will save you the trip over the mountain I shall not
promise you that though I expect I will have you to
come to old Augusta every two or three weeks after
something for [deleted: ro ex] what do you think of all that but I
must close I would like very much to accompany this do not let any thing in this
cause one sad thought but be cheerful & happy please excuse haste & all imperfections I
will try & look my prettiest Saturday eve write very soon.
your ever true & loving wife
Kate A. Bl
Sabbath eve; I have just returned from prayer meeting had a very good turnout had a nice little gent to
take your place from the schoolhouse to the stile says he was afraid of you & another
told me if you did not return he was on hand one fellow said he never seen
any one improve as I had in the last two weeks if I kept on I would be the
prettiest girl about here so you see I think I will come in. How is your
friend Mr Leinz coming on tell him he must be at Mr C
when I get there so I can see one familiar face tell Miss D that I think I
am acquainted with her I have heard you talk so much about her remember me
kindly to her dear Willie now do come saturday I am going to try &
go to church that day & meet you there I miss you so much sometimes
I think is it possible that we are married yes it is so & I think
there will be proof in a shorter time than I would like it to be but I am
resigned let come what may I hope this time next Sabbath to be with you but
must close
your true
Kate
