Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, January 21, 1. William Francis Brand This ebook available in following formats: Web version    EBook    Palm
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Camp Randoughs
January 21 th /64
My Dear friend

    I take the present
opportunity of answering your
letter of the tenth. I was truly glad
to hear from you But alas it
bore tidings that went like
poisind misles to my heart
I have set down before for the
purpose of writing to you; but
my heart failed me, And now with
a sad heart, I attempt to drop
you a few lines, My health is
very good, this I sincerely hope
may find you enjoying both
health and hapiness, I have
no news of moment; worth your
attneention so you must look
for an uninterresting letter
You may well imagine my heart is full


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to over flowing; you ask me if my
K< -- would prove faithless towards
me could I forgive her. Dear Kate you
know that I have a forgiving heart
If you should learn to love another
man better than me; or that you could
enjoy your future hapiness better with
your first lover than with boor W [unclear: ]
I would be heartless not to free you
& forgive you; though I could never
forget or seace to love you. To harber
such thoughts as I have alluded
to above make me feel miserable:
To think that my first love should
be rect. or thrown away on one fair
to good for me, one that is good
pure & virtueous who made vows unto
me while her first love seemed to be
dieing away, Then after a long time
she again meets him: & her old love
is rekindled for him, & she to good
and kind to hide it from me
has opened her hold heart to me


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And asks me what she ought to
do under such circumstances
Dear Kate what kind of an answer
can I give but pray Almighty God
to help you to prove true to who
ever you love; best; I am resined to
the will of providence Dear Kate if
you should ever learn to forget me
I pray thee to never boast of having fooled
me; thareby ading pain to a true but
wounded heart, if you should sease
to love I would have nothing to live
for in this world; I do’nt see that
I should desire to live out this
war But would be wiling to throw
my self in danger of the misles of
death that I might quit this
frail world & be at reast I will
change this; to me; "painfull subject.
I hope that you are happy and are
trying to interrest your kind &
docile Brother that is now with you.
I hope he may enjoy evry hour


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of his short stay at home, I was
on picket when he started for
home; Brother John is at home on
furlough poor fellow was very sick
when he left camp I went as far as
Orange with him. I have had to haul him
thare in a ambulance I have never
hurd from him but hope he arrived
safly at home, No doubt he will
pay you all a visit before return
ing to camp, oh yes you said that in
fifteen days that Lizzie was going to leave
home you left me to guess for what purpose
I supposed that she is going to get mar
ried if so I would like very much to
be at home & see her name changed
my kindest regards to L -- & tell her
that I wish her much hapiness through
all the changes of this life My repects
to all enquiring friends if thare be
any I had a very strange dream the
other night I drempt that me & you had
fallen out & Rachel Cro [unclear: ] was intersee
ding for me, I must close you must write
soon & a long letter give me all the
perticulars consurning L. nothing more

But remain yours truly as ever

W.

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