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to Richard H. Jackson
13 October 1862
Watson, Martha, fl. 1861-1864
He writes that he is going to a masquerade party soon and last Monday he went to a surprise party.
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2 November 1862
Martha congratulates him on his promotion to 3rd Lieutenant. He also writes that another young lady said she was proud of him but he can't remember her name.
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15 November 1862
She has sent him a picture of herself.
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7 December 1862
She does not like the fact that he called her "handsome" in his last letter.
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18 December 1862
She writes that she is learning to skate. She tells Richard also of an incident in which she and other visited a soldiers' camp. One of the soldiers was drunk and insulted her.
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26 December 1862
She is glad he was not injured by the recent bombardment. She describes her Christmas which they spent with Richard's parents.
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27 December 1862
She hopes he comes out of every battle safe. Currently, she belongs to a linting party that meets three times a week to scrape lint for the wounded soldiers.
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1863
She describes her New Year's Day which involved a mouse.
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She says says she thinks the North will lose every battle. The other night she wore a Secessionist flag pinned to her chest and a man took it off and threw it in the fire. It was meant to be a joke, of course.
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4 January 1863
She describes a Mr. White who accompanied her home from a party.
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January 17, 1863
She recently went with her parents to Richard's father's house and they had a nice time.
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January 20, 1863
She is glad he is learning to sidesaddle well. She also warns him not to dream so loud and finds the idea of him calling her name in his sleep funny.
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January 25, 1863
She writes that his father has bought his coat and that she has been invited to a ball.
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February 4, 1863
She was invited to a ball but her mother will not let her go. She hopes he can get a furlough soon.
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February 10, 1863
She tells of the recent marriage of a mutual acquaintance.
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February 16, 1863
She thought a recent letter of his may have been a valentine but no such luck. His parents are going to a benefit party and they want her to go with them.
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4 March 1863
She thanks him for the picture in which she says he looks exceedingly handsome.
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18 March 1863
She writes of how Richard's parents got their photographs done. She also notes the beautiful weather.
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16 April 1863
She heard from his father that he has now been removed from Newport News.
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10 June 1863
She has heard heard that Southern ladies possess more attraction than Northern ladies. Also, she received a picture from Richard's friend John Davis which she describes as a very handsome picture.
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10 July 1863
She writes that John came to visit her last night and that it must be beautiful where he is is because of the abundance of fish.
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27 July 1863
She informs him that she has never thought of him in any other way than as a friend and was unprepared for his question in that regard. She apologizes for wounding him and says he is always welcome to visit.
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