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 He is sending a trunk for the rest of his belongings & lists them; upset about use of a horse; must hurry as there are pretty girls in the next room

  • » Date: 1841-09-06
  • » Subject: He is sending a trunk for the rest of his belongings & lists them; upset about use of a horse; must hurry as there are pretty girls in the next room
  • » Written By: James S. Gaines
  • » Addressed To: Dr. Samuel Crockett Gleaves
  • » Transcriber: Daisy Gleaves
  • » File # 245

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       Col Samuel C Gleaves or any friend 
          Emory & Henry College
            Va


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                                    Eden Ridge   Sept 6th 1841


Dear Friend
     Your letter of 1st of Sept came duly to hand.  Your excuse for not attending to my request was a good one but I have again sent for the remainder of my things   I have sent my trunk in order to put my books and other things that was not sent in.  I believe I wrote to you to leave some of my bed clothes in my first letter but as I suppose there will be room in my trunk for them you can send them also,   I will give you a list of the clothes that was sent.  I received all my pants I believe 2 coats 1 shirt 2 vests (2  sheets and their is two more behind) 2 pair of drawers.  (1 pillow slip and there is one more remaining)  my name is on my sheets and on my pillow slip.  I have two collars new ones dimly marked, I suppose you have my letter and the list of books that I gave and a list of other things.  You can compair it to the list of things that I have received be sure and put all my books in and my over coat  my books you know are in John A. Kelly's trunk, I suppose I have written all that was necessary on that subject.  I suppose Cousin Thomson is inclined to do what is not write  Samuel do you not think it is rather dogish   I was to have his horse four weeks but instead of that I only had him about five days having used him abut 2 1/2 days comeing down and sending him back. the rest of the time he did nothing, the reason why I send him back as soon as I did was because he told me he wanted to go to Russel Cty and he would have to hire a horse and if it was not for that he said that is (Mr Thomson) he would not


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charge me anything but it seems that I sent his old hag back rather too soon  I wish to act honestly as near as I can according to my judgement.  I can not tell you what I will do concerning Mr Thomson but you migh grasp, Sam I hav not time to write any more as there is just in the other room five or six as pretty girls as Tennessee can afford do not consider this as a letter  giv my love to all my fellow students and tell about a cart load of them to write to me   I am your most respectfully
                                            James S. Gaines
Maj. Samuel C. Gleaves
Emory & Henry College
 
PS  you can see from the way I have writh this that I am in a hurry
                                         JSGaines 

Transcriber Notes

See letter 243, dated 1841-08-19 where James Gaines writes to Samuel to request that he pack up his clothes and books for him.

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