Augusta County: David H. Evans to Mary Anna Sibert,
November 19, 1867
Summary:
Evans expresses his passionate love for Sibert, continues their discussion about
Christmas plans, and mentions the upcoming wedding of Sibert's sister.
Miss Mollie Sibert
Mount Solon
Augusta Co
Va
Nov 19th 1867
Staunton
Miss Mollie
Your dear welcome letter of Friday came safely [illeg.] from you another long week has passed
and a part of this a few more days and I will See your dear face if I live it
seems so long since I have seen you I can scarcely
wait
until Saturday comes Oh I do want to see you so much I
love you with all my heart Soul I love you devotedly Oh I do love you I wish you
could see my heart and read there all I feel for you my
sincere and unchanging affection for you. I think
of you every day of my life there is scarcely a hour that passes over my
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head that I don't think of you.
I have not forgotten the invitation Rennie Extended to us to spend our Christmas
with her we will certainly go if we live &
nothing happens to prevent my Idea was to spend
Christmas day with Rennie and start for Staunton the next day if it would suit you we will make all arrangements Saturday. Since I come home I heard that John Noon
& Miss Ada [unclear: are] to be Rennie's second
[unclear: Waters] I like that arrangement
very well. I ask John about it but he would
not tell me if it was so or not. Magnus received a letter from your Pa last Saturday he was well
he Stated in his letter that he would be in our City the first of this week
Magnus & your Ma are looking
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for him today he says he is very tired of the mountains I was over to see your Ma & Ella Sunday your Ma is
quite well but very anxious to get back home. Ella & family are all well send love to you all give my love to Miss [deleted: ] & Ada I Send love and kiss to you I will be down
Saturday if I live I love you with all my heart
God bless you goodbye
Yours
David H Evans
