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Augusta County: Margaret Ott to Enos Ott, December 6, 1864

Summary:
In this letter to her brother, Margaret writes of efforts to start a petition to get Enos out of the army as well as the efforts of neighbors to harvest their crops. In the postscript, she mentions Confederate efforts to impress slaves from citizens and her refusal to send their slave, Alf, off to them.

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Moffetts Creek V^a
Dec 7
Mr Enos Ott
Camp Lee
Richmond
V^a
Care Rev H. Brown Mr Enos Ott

December 6^th 1864

Willow Row

Dear Brother

we are all well and doing very well consider[added: ing] every thing. Jinnie and I received your letter saturday I was at the offis when the stage come I saw John W. Henry and Frank M^cNutt come home last saturday evning on detail for 20 days and I think very likeley he can get his detail extended. he got it to come home and bail his hay and get up his corn and gether up all he can. Elec went home last week he brot a man down with him to help put up corn or to do aney thing we have for him to do he is not very smart he never says aney thing with out we ask him questions. they are puting up corn every day the weather will admit. Old Peet and Barkley wont work half the time we exspect to butcher tomorrow. Frank M^cNutt was here yesterday he says Miss Ann R. M^c. is not well she has sore throt Doctor Bill has moved in M^r Robert M^cNutts house

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M^r Black and James Cooper went to town to day with your account book. we had been talking a bout geting up a petion and sending down to Ritchmond to get you off. I was very glad to hear that you got your box we were very fearfull that some one mite brake it open, but it was a very commen looking box they thaught thare wasent mutch in it. well I must close hoping to see you home soon.

yours most truley

Maggi H Ott

PS they are drafting the negros they notifyed me to report Alf last friday I got M^r Black attend to it for me I told him I could not spare him Docter M^cChesney went to town saturday to hire a han we under stood he did not get aney I do not know what there going to make of it. Henry says posatively Alf is not to got. Jinnie and Charlott sends there love to you. Your sister Mag.