Letters to Richard and George Tinsley

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Weeling Aug 3 1861 Dear George Having leisure this morning I concluded to embrace this opportunity of keeping my promise of writing soon, I very much fear though, that I can rake and scrape up little that would be of interest to you, such as it is, you are healthy? welcome to. I found on my arrival home quite a commotion in our streets ... surrounded What could cause such a large crowd of people to be assembled on the street corner, but had hardly noticed it before I heard someone say that the 1st Va regiment had returned That the governor was receiving them in front of the McLure(?) House I can assure you that there was great rejoicing over the returned soldiers Crowds of women and children were running after them shaking hands and welcoming back Brothers Sons Husbands or Lovers After they had marched through the principal streets they were taken down to the depot of the R&ORR and had a most splendid dinner given to them by our citizens of course they did justice to the "fiscins"? The soldiers of this regiment were paid off and mustered out of service day before yesterday. The boys were as happy as kings, few of the members of this regiment -Sam Sing ... are inclined to reenlist I met cousins Mim and Phebe last evening I called to see them with the intention of spending a very pleasant evening- after remaining a short time I understood that they were going to a party at