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Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1865 August 11
Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis


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Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1865 August 11


Brand Civil War Collection: William Francis Brand
4 p. 1865-08-11
Source copy consulted: MSS 11332, Special Collections, Alderman Library, University of Virginia

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Published: 1865-08-11


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Summary ALS 4 pp. August 11, 1865
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Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, August 11, 1865

   [WFB], Alone Mills [Rockbridge County] to [ACA]: general comments; wheat and corn are ready; " This is a beautifull night all nature seem clothed in bridal Splender."




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Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, August 11, 1865




Alone Mills
Aug. 11th 1865 
My Midie;

    It is with pleasure
I once more grasp my pen, to
write a few hours away in converse
with thee, I recieved our highly
appreciated & unexpected letter
a few days past, Believe me
it was more than wellcome.
I can not help saying this is at
presant an out of the way
plase for me, as I can not hold
a regular as I
would wish to do; with my fading
lilley; Thare is no mail runing
out hear yet, & in all prob
ability will not for sometime
to come, I am once more writing
by candle light. But hapily not
listnig to the lone tread of the
Sentinal on his nightly watch.
But to my Bus that seems to be


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hurrying wheat into a State of
readines for the cook; Grain is
coming in dayly, & I am kept
busy the largest portion of my
time, I am willing to be kept
busy night & day for the long
four years you spoke of in
your letter I look forward & sigh
but if it may be Gods will
thare is pleasure in store
for me I hope,-I am like
Abraham of (old) not only
willing to searve four,-but
fourteen to accomplish
my desire; Alas I ought not
to write so childless no one
knows the deferent changes
that may occur in the next
four, or or seemingly, with us,
a century; At presant health
is a blooming & future antise
pations are Spread out before
us as a beautifull picture


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But alas in the next four years
one of us, may be called to give
an account of our Stuardship
hear on earth,-if so let it be
[unclear: S] earth has no charmes that heav
en cannot surpass, The night is
growing old, I imagine you are
now lying upon you coutch
your spirits wandering in
some fuiry dreamland --
pro[f] [ b] ably with Willie by your
side smoothing your pathway,
This is a beautifull night all
nature seem clothed in brid
al-Splender, The majestick queen
is midway in the heavens, &
seems looking down upon this
troubled world of ours, with a
smiling face, & the thickly doted
[ [unclear: ] ] little twinklers seem to say to one,
admire, & reverance, the omnipotent
creator of all things, ah the
weekness of man is so easily seen


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when we
take a view of creation we are
continually working & striving
for some great end, but Sudden
ly fall,& are soon forgotten
in this world & others follow our landmarks. I have had quite
a plesant time since I came up
home, "Did I say home" "Yes" for whar
was I ever better treated unless
by the side of "Midie" thare was
a bicknick given to the Soldiers
of this neighborhood We had
a magnificent dinner evry
thing good that could be scraped
up theese hard times, I acted
the cavalier with Miss Lindsay
a very interresting lady. After
dinner all came down to the
Mill, I had several interresting
te,detetes with the fair ladies
The Ladies & Gent -- men of Cars
Cree[s] [ k] honered us with a Stor [unclear: m]
several nights bast I made my
self as agreeable as I could among Strangers
I do not know when I will
come down in a month or so
at fartherest believe me to be your
ever devoted lover
Excuse me if I have failed to answer
anything in your letter I will
answer them in full when we meet
When you write
Direct your letter, to
Alone
Rockbridge Co
Va

My respects to all enquiring friends
& except for yourself a double
portion of my [unclear: ]