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Letter to Miss Anna NashEntry/Object ID
2021.2.687 A-BScope and Content
letter to Miss Annie Nash, yellow envelope, postmarked Jun 30, 1874 St. Joseph, MO,Context
St. Joseph, June 30th, 1874, I have grown weary of waiting and this morning I have concluded to keep coals of fire upon your news. I know you will feel badly when you receive this that conscience of young-for I believe you have one-will not permit you to preserve these words with peace and quiet. I will only say Miss Annie that I am sorry you seem determined not to answer my last letter. And I will get you to ask Miss May if she will be so kind as to send me an exact description of your expressive manner when you receive and read this. I will thank her kindly and will be most happy to serve her in any way she may ask, not of a return but by a slight token of my regard and friendship. Then I shall disdain form that unpleasant topic in the hope that the future may bring to me unmistakable evidence that Miss Annie is not weary of exchanging a few thoughts and facts through the medium of the pen. Especially since you even determined to afford me but little opportunity for the mere satisfactory means of communication. I scarcely know whether or not to say that I hope you ladies had a pleasant trip. And that you are now enjoying yourselves in the rural district of Old Kentucky. I really am so worried because you all left for this summer that I doubt whether I do really wish any such thing. I was over at your mothers just a few mornings ago. I had a pleasant chat with her and Miss Hall. your mother had just received your letter in which you said if I am not mistaken that you were in the country and felt somewhat lonely. Pardon me if I say I am somewhat glad of it. I told your mother to tell you if you didn't choose to ever come home that I didn't care if you married and stayed down there. I don't believe I meant it though. And fear she will write it. I tell you myself and will also that I hope you will let those eyes behold you once more before you take that step. Your mother seeded quite cheerful. I believe she stands your absence better than some others do. She mentioned that you had not receive her letter which ought to have reached you some time ago. Here let me say please send me your address in your answer which I hope will reach me soon. Many thanks to the young ladies for their kind remembrance of me among others. You mentioned in your letter. my warm regards to them both and tell them I often look over the way and as I compare the lovingly and even new appearances of things. I sigh to think what all might have been. For the present, goodbye. Let me hear from you soon illegible.
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Marshall White
