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Hammond, Horace J. to Eleanor Hammond

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09273.21 Author/Creator: Hammond, Horace J. Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 January 1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 21.2 x 13.6 cm. Order a Copy

Leg is "almost well." Received two letters from her the night before. Glad she got most of the wood drawn. Weather is warm and nice. Has been cooking most of the day. Does not have time to write much. Soldiers went looking for some boats today that were carrying supplies. "We don't get many papers here." Glad she did not buy anything from Betsey. Wants to know how much money is left, and tells her to save as much of that money as possible. Tells her to feed the cows some meal before they come in "so that they will be a-gaining when they come in." It is very important to keep the cows well-fed. "If the heifer does well," she can sell some of the butter made from its milk. With that money, she could pay off half the debt. Hopes "they will settle it up this winter" and finish the war. "A good many think it will be settled before spring." Asks her to tell Oscar that he is "fat as a pig; I can't hardly button my pants around me." Thinks she is "the loveliest of women to me."

Hammond, Horace J., fl. 1864-1865

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