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Thomas B. Edmonston to brothers B.B. and B.F., August 1, 1864, page 1
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Tom Edmonston to brothers B.B. and B.F. Camp Paton Ashville Aug (1)th 1864 Dear Brothers As I have returned from home I will write you a few lines. I wrote you a few lines from home but I don’t know whether you will get it or not. I have been at home on 10 days furlough and I will tell you that I had a fine time. Ammonies School was out last week. they had a big examination Thursday and Friday. I wish you could have been there. I know that you would have enjoyed yourself so well for they was so many girls there and no boys. but I dun [done] the best that I could will them all [Tine?] was there but I let her slide but you had better seen me putting the little Burton Cathey through Sallie on [an ?] [began writing “Lou” but started over ?] Lou was there Matt was not well and there fore I fell back the young Burton and I C made it ____ [pass ?] me all round The girls acted dialogues on Thursday night and on Friday night they read compositions. there was about twenty grown girls going they had the nic est [nicest] time that ever has been at ___ Waynesville. I think if my furlough had been 20 [30 ?] days that I would have married but I suppose you have in__ creas ed the family the night that you ruin your shirt they say that she sais that ther is a young Ben coming on. I told you that you had played well. I haven’t anything of inter est to write at this time. there is nothing new in the Country. they are all well at home and ___ getting along the best as [?] they can. corn and oats are fine. there is some flax [?] in the country. I don’t know how it is that you don’t get our letters for I know that we write once [one ?] a week. I will have to close for the mail is waiting on me. write soon. I remain your affectionate Brother Tom B Edmonston B B & B F Edmonston
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In this letter of August 1, 1864 Tom Edmonston writes to his brothers B.B. and B.F. describing a visit to a girl's school in Asheville while on furlough where he participated in social events and was favorably impressed by the young ladies.
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Tom Edmonston to brothers B.B. and B.F. Camp Paton Ashville Aug (1)th 1864 Dear Brothers As I have returned from home I will write you a few lines. I wrote you a few lines from home but I don’t know whether you will get it or not. I have been at home on 10 days furlough and I will tell you that I had a fine time. Ammonies School was out last week. they had a big examination Thursday and Friday. I wish you could have been there. I know that you would have enjoyed yourself so well for they was so many girls there and no boys. but I dun [done] the best that I could will them all [Tine?] was there but I let her slide but you had better seen me putting the little Burton Cathey through Sallie on [an ?] [began writing “Lou” but started over ?] Lou was there Matt was not well and there fore I fell back the young Burton and I C made it ____ [pass ?] me all round The girls acted dialogues on Thursday night and on Friday night they read compositions. there was about twenty grown girls going they had the nic est [nicest] time that ever has been at ___ Waynesville. I think if my furlough had been 20 [30 ?] days that I would have married but I suppose you have in__ creas ed the family the night that you ruin your shirt they say that she sais that ther is a young Ben coming on. I told you that you had played well. I haven’t anything of inter est to write at this time. there is nothing new in the Country. they are all well at home and ___ getting along the best as [?] they can. corn and oats are fine. there is some flax [?] in the country. I don’t know how it is that you don’t get our letters for I know that we write once [one ?] a week. I will have to close for the mail is waiting on me. write soon. I remain your affectionate Brother Tom B Edmonston B B & B F Edmonston