Letter to Laura Ann Arnold (Jackson)

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Box 1, Folder 73

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Letter regards family news and notes that the cadets "have been absent at Petersburg and Richmond [Virginia] but are expected to be home today."

Language:

English

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Nov. 3rd 1855

I wish that you would not omit to let me know Mr. Arnold's views in your next and whether he thinks that he will go with me and the prospect of buying say one thousand acres of land warrant & the price per acre.

I wrote to James Dicks a few days since, and the reference to his putting up stones at Brother Warren's grave, and I wish that you would drop him a line as soon as convenient giving the days of his birth and death. If you have my letter upon the subject of his death you may find one of the dates from it.

I got Aunt Coty Williams to go with me to Father's and our sisters graves and made arrangement with her for having the graves fixed up so far as renewing the Earth over them and I hope that before a [great while?] we shall be able to erect stones.

The Cadets have been absent at Petersburg and Richmond but are expected to be home today.

T.J.J.

Subjects:

Virginia Military Institute—History—19th century
Correspondence

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