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dc.date.accessioned2015-05-11T14:58:14Z
dc.date.available2015-05-11T14:58:14Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/8298
dc.formatPDF, 600dpi
dc.format.mediumPaper
dc.languageen_US
dc.relationLove Family Letters (MS 001)
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dc.sourceBox 001, Unnumbered
dc.subjectCivil War
dc.titleMollie to Miss Tea Love
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dc.description.transcription(One page, one sheet.) Bosqueville Texas Sept. 12 Miss Tea Love Dearest Tea I have just finished my letter to brother John and will now write to you. We arrived here safe and sound we are all boarding at Mr. Burgers. I am verry much pleased with Mr. Collier I think he is an excellent teacher. Tea I do wish you would come up here to see us but I know you will not. Tea Mr. Collier told us to write a letter to him and give them to him next friday we have all got ours written except Nannie who found a novel to read and could not write. There are three girls boarding here Eno young, Minnie Kuykendall, Frannie Daniel. They are very nice girls There are no pretty boys here. I saw Mr. Bradcock as we were coming up here he looked so nice you wish it had been you in the place of me dont you. We saw another pretty boy in Waco. Tea -- Lizzie has written to you Nannie is writing they can tell you all that I don't write I have not been here long enough to get acquainted yet so I dont know any thing to write. Have you seen the captain since we left? I am so tired. Tea please write me a composition and send it in a letter. Maggie and Lizzie send their love to you. Write soon to your friend, Mollie Send this letter to John you do not know what I said about you in my letter it was something good [written on back in line with vertical fold] Please back John's letter for me
dc.description.transcription(One page, one sheet.) Bosqueville Texas Sept. 12 Miss Tea Love Dearest Tea I have just finished my letter to brother John and will now write to you. We arrived here safe and sound we are all boarding at Mr. Burgers. I am verry much pleased with Mr. Collier I think he is an excellent teacher. Tea I do wish you would come up here to see us but I know you will not. Tea Mr. Collier told us to write a letter to him and give them to him next friday we have all got ours written except Nannie who found a novel to read and could not write. There are three girls boarding here Eno young, Minnie Kuykendall, Frannie Daniel. They are very nice girls There are no pretty boys here. I saw Mr. Bradcock as we were coming up here he looked so nice you wish it had been you in the place of me dont you. We saw another pretty boy in Waco. Tea -- Lizzie has written to you Nannie is writing they can tell you all that I don't write I have not been here long enough to get acquainted yet so I dont know any thing to write. Have you seen the captain since we left? I am so tired. Tea please write me a composition and send it in a letter. Maggie and Lizzie send their love to you. Write soon to your friend, Mollie Send this letter to John you do not know what I said about you in my letter it was something good [written on back in line with vertical fold] Please back John's letter for me


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  • Love Family Letters [84]
    The Love brothers - Cyrus, Samuel, James and John - fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The collection contains letters written by the family during the war.

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