Amanda Florilla Marshall Guyer Cooper County, Missouri - August 1862 Cooper Co. MO August 1862 Dear Sister I again seat my self for the express purpos of dropping you a fiew lines, perhaps when you begin to peruse these imperfect but sincere lines it will cause you to reflect on some hours that we have spent together; but we are deprived of that privilege of being together now. Mary we ned not forget each other we are not deprived of the privilege of coresponding. Mary my hope is that you will answer this as soone as you get it for I want to here from home so bad. I want to hear what has become of the boys. things are quiet here now but no telling how long they will stay that way. The men are all at home yet only those-----(scratched out- those that went of their own accord) who wanted to go. The men all had to give up their guns and now they say if the en will pay ten dollars they can be off for one yeare. They say they aren’t going to pay any attention to that they are not going to pay unless they are forced to they seem to think they will not be forced to pay the ten dollars. They think it was done to scare people. Mary I wan to here from home and all abought every thing up there I want to no what has become of all of them. Mary tell Emira Jane that I want to see here so bad tell here to kiss eugene fore me as i did not get to see him she don’t know how bad I want to see here and her children. I got to see george. Mary we got home safe that day abought dark they all had their picnic the next day they came as there had been nothing up the girles ask me why I did not go I told them that I did not mean to go I thought that it wase no time for such things Mary you must excuse this badly riten leter for I am not well today I thought that I had a chill last night tho I recon I did not I was able to wrave and I thought that i woulde rite to you, Mary tell Mother that I have got my cloth in and have got seven yards don and whene I get it out and sold that I am coming home agane to stay a lutel longer though I don’t recone that er will come for two months. Mother you must not greave abought the boys if they are gone for the secesh will gain the day we have pretty favorable nuse down here Mother you must not give up if they boys are gone they will take care of themselves you must not think that you can’t live without them for you can for God will support you in your troubles we must luck to him for suport we must not giv up for the first litel troubl, so nothing more at present but remains your affectionate sister until death Amanda F. Guier write soon - to Mary F. Marshall I do not feele quite so bad as I did when i left home O thought then that I never would get to you see you all anymore I felt just that way anyhow untill studied the mater over nothing more good by © Copyright 2007 - All rights reserved