Augusta County: Margaret H Ott to Enos Ott, December
12, 1864
Summary:
In this letter to her brother, Margaret discusses her ongoing search for suitable
cloth to make a winter cloak, but tells Enos not to buy any in Richmond unless
he can get it for less than $100 per yard.
Moffatts Creek Va
Dec 12th
Mr Enos Ott
Care Rev Henry Brown
Camp
Lee
Mr Enos Ott
December 12th 1864
Willow Row
Dear Brother
Hannah received your letter Saturday we were glad to heare from you we are all well Henry is cuting up the meet and sating. we have a good snow the ground is covered and it is quite
could. the mercury stood at 12 last night and this
morning. Mr Black and Jams Cooper
went down to Staunton last tusday. J told me your
papers come monday evning so they got thare the right time they were laying on the table when
they went down. what are they doing with our men from the valley I think they
mite have left them here Mr
Row hase
youre boots made but I think they are too small. he was
to start to the armey or to Staunton Saturday. you spoke
a bout going to Ricmond
the next day after you wrote to see about the cloak cloth I did not exspect you to pay over a 100 a yard when I wrote to you
last when I sent the sample you spoke about a piece that was less than one 100.
I thought maby it was as good as Hannahs if so it would
doo I thought I had told you that if I did not that
was what I ment if you havent
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got it yet never mind when I sent the sample I exspected you to look at that cheepest
peace. one course I wouldent have the two 100 $ cloth. Virginia McCorkle and Sterret was married last week she got cloth in Lexington for
her cloake for a 100 doller
a yard. our cloth looks very well we have been talking a bout
makeing them up but was a
frade you mite get cloth. I want you to write as
soon as you get this and let us know as we want to make them up. what is the
latest stile for cloakes try
and find out if thare is aney
later than Estalines I want you to get it for me and send by mail if no other
way you can get papers from someone to cut a pattern as mantumakers
havent plenty of papers do you know what kind of a
cloake Esta hase it is a
loos
cloake with sleeves in it hengs in the back somthing like wormes but
comes down nearley to the bottem of her dress, if you can finde out a new
pattern if it is not too much truble get if you can
and you can fetch it with you I hope you will be able to get home before long
let me know as soon as you get this if you have the cloth or not and if you get
the pattern maby you can send by someone before you
come home if you get a pattern be sure that it is a new one or they mite put some old thing on you. send by male if no other chance if you get it write son
Your Sister
Mag H Ott
