Augusta County: Mary Lamon to Cynthia Long, April 14, 1867
Summary:
In this letter to Cynthia Long, Mary Lamon describes recent church activities and discusses
her beau's recent actions.
April 14th 1867
Mt Clinton
My Dear friend
Mary Lamon It is with great plesure that I seat my self this plesent evening to in form you that I am well at the present time and hoping when thes few lines comes to hand tha
ma find you enjoying the same state of blessing in the first place I
will in form you that I received your kind amd much respected letter
and was glad to hear from you and also wod be very glad to see you
to
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face and taulk with you in
stid of writing I then coud tell you more then I can write to you in a mounth if we cant not be togeter we will enjoying hour self in writing to one an other it is truly a great
blessing that we can enjoy by writing to one a another
Dear Cynthia this is the sabbath and the anniversary of the happiest day of my life. I and
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Sem is all right. We all had a very good singing at stony point too
weekes
a go and thar will be singing in four weeks
from then a gian, hoping you will come down and go with me to singing.
the last time Sem was down and went with me. and last Sunday I was at preaching at the bank and
Sem was so kind to me and brougth me home I
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[unclear: ent] he kind to me. round is the ring that has no end so is my love to you
and Sem. give my love to Mary and tell her that I would like to see her. I think I must bring
my imperfect letter to a close by asking you to excuse all mistake
so no more at present.
pleas write soon and dont delay
Mary A. Lahman
to Cynthia Long
