Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey
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Yr. bag came last night & everything is splendid except the stockings &
one fingered mittens were quite large as you thought they would be. What made
you send so many gloves? I cant bother with many articles of the same kind at a
time. A private gave me a pr of mittens, very nice ones, the day before. Nothing
pleased my snow ball as that hood for Lute, You ought to have seen him laugh.
She has got well & I use her now. I slept under yr comforter last night
& just as warm as I could be away fr you my
sweet love. My
beautiful wife, I should like to see you. Rec’d yrs & Mr. A’s letters to
night, also one fr Lydia. She is at Concord. Folks all well at home. Uncle Ben
& Aunt not very well at B. Lydia wants to come to Washington very much, but
she could not get this side of the river probably if she came. We have a very
good General now. He first served in Florida, then thro the Mexican War, &
ever since on the frontier. His Father was a Vermonter but he the Gen, is fr
Ohio. He neither smokes nor drinks, but swears like a Tartar or Turk, which is
it. He is wholly a professional soldier. Writes to his wife every day & she
to him.
I was interrupted here last night & am writing this in
bed Thanksgiving morn. I’ve been thinking about you my sweet little pet for a
good while I would give anything to have you here in my arms. My own perfection
I do love you & want you so much. We would’nt get up to day, but we would
have the best Thanksgiving day ever known How much I have reason to give Thanks
for my angel, & for you most of all. I do want to get into yr arms & --
I do love you & adore you but you had better keep this soft letter pretty
close or burn it. I shall be glad to live with you. I hope I shall
find you as good as I left you. How warm I sleep under yr comforter & have
such splendid dreams about you my angel. If I could only see you all with my own
eyes one moment. I must. Do be a good girl; are you
perfectly? & very careful what you say or do to any one & how you look
at them. Be careful of those eyes, & do you wear high
dresses You must allow no one in yr room at any time. You must always remember
you are my own wife & I worship you. We are going to have a Thanksgiving
dinner at our mess, am glad you sent no turkey, as our mess is so large. If I
were messing alone I should like such things.
If you ever want any
money, just tell me at any time. I send my money to pay up my debts as fast as I
get it, but per haps I ought to send to you, & will whatever you want, &
shall any way next pay day. I guess I shall soon be out of debt & own a
library. Please return my thanks to everybody who
contributed to the bag in any manner. I will write to Father soon.
Your own fond devoted & true husbandWheelock
Mrs. Lt Col W G Veazey