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hated more to see him start than I did you for
you was older & more settled than him.
Nan & I
tried to bake you a cake to day & did'nt put enough
flour in so we had to make another dont know
how it will do, but if it is not good you must excuse
it as it is the first we ever made.
Your papa went to Ab-
ingdon to day to see the Hon. Thomas A. R. Nelson
We heard that he was taken prisoner at Cumberland
Gap & was to be at Abingdon night before last on his way
to Richmond guarded by 60 soldiers & Sam King
came from there last night & said he had come & that
they had one of his sons & two other men with him.
I’m so glad they’ve caught him & don’t care what
they do with him so they don’t let him loose.
Oll I
want you to come home week after next. Sallie
Gammons examination is then Dave says he would
love to come if Mr Gammon would let him but
I dont suppose he will as it would be but a short
time since he was here, but it has been a long time
since you were here & sick then too I think he
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ought to let you come then & I want you to be
certain to & come for I ahve a crow to pick[?] with you
when I see you I will quit as Nan wants to write
some too. Direct my next letter here & write soon
Toad
Dear Brother
Cousin Toad has left
a part of her paper for me and I will try
to fill it up with something but I reccan Toad
has told you all the news. Well I suppose Toad
told you that Mike was gone he started from
here Wendsday he looked so little and pitiful
and he was my last Brother too made it worse
it seemed all most like taking my heart to part
with any last Brother Cousin John P King
went in the same company. Stanton Abb Keys
Bill Minack[?] & Giff Ivins[?] is going to start tues-
day but they are going to Capt Whites company
in Virginia. We was up to see Cousin Dave
last night and we had a very nice time
Mike and I went to Blountsville last Thursday
week to see our kindfolks before Mike left
and Dad[?] come home with us
and stayed till Saturday and Sunday we
Oliver Caswell King and Katherine King Papers
