Camp Union, December 8, 1861.
Dearest: — It
is Sunday — inspection day. Visited all quarters and hospital. All in improving
condition. Tell Dr. Joe we have had five bright warm lovely days and a fair
prospect for as many more. Roads improving; telegraph wire here, and will be in
working order tomorrow or day after.
Have the daily Commercial mailed to me here from the
office for one month. If it comes as often as twice a week, I will renew the
subscription, otherwise not.
A trunk full of nice doings, socks, mittens, small looking-glasses,
needle doings, etc., etc., came up from Gauley among our baggage. Nothing to
show who from or who to. I assumed that it was an instalment from Cleveland for
the Twenty-third and Dr. McCurdy disposes of it accordingly. . . .
I am feeling anxious about you. Write often all about
yourself. Love to the dear boys and all. Ever so much for yourself.
Affectionately,
R.
Mrs. Hayes.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 157
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