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Lorette E. Wolcott, Shoreham, to George G. Howe, Middlebury Shoreham Aug. 25th 1862 Dear friend George, Good morning George how do you do this morning. I just got my work done
and am feeling somewhat lovely as it is very still here it is quite a
sight to look out and see a man we see one so seldom now days but I believe
Mr. Deming's respect on other company here tomorrow so it will not be
so quiet for a while again. I received your very kind letter yesterday
morning. [Dan] got it the night before but forgot to give it to me until
he came in to breakfast the next morn when he gave it to me he said he
"rather guessed it was from George" he knew it was but he wanted
to let me know that he knew it. He asked if you wrote any news. You don't
know how lonesome it is here we all miss you and Charley very much. Mrs.
Hall and I tried to think of something to send you when Charley was here
but could think of nothing that would be suitable. I did begin to think
you had forgotten your Shoreham friends and were not agoing to write at
all but was happily disappointed. You wrote me a good letter George well
worthy of an answer. I miss you very much you have been a friend to me
and a true one and I can only prize your goodness… When you are gone
we have spent a great many happy hours together never to be recalled but
it is a comfort to think of them now they are past and we a separated
[friendship] never to meet again on earth. This war is making a great
many hearts and homes desolate. I wish it might end this fall and you
could all come this winter but I don't see any prospects of that, do you?
Don't you think you will be home again before you leave there - come if
you can, George. I don't see nor hear anything of that "Richard."
Haven't you had time to tend to that yet-don't you leave there without
tending to that - you won't will you. Hollie and I staid over to Mrs.
[---]'s last night all night. They all wished to be remembered to you.
They said you promised to write to them but they had received no letters
as yet. I guess they will move in about two weeks [---] the lake. I had
a letter from "Julia" yesterday she wished to be remembered
to you also "Mrs. Hall" and "George." Julia is coming
home next week they are going to raft over the lake next Monday. They
have called for 59 more men from that town they are not going to draft
-- how I am glad of that. The report now is this - Horton and Mary Jane
are to be married next month. I don't know how fine it is. I guess that
is why he was so afraid they would draft. Well it would have been rather
hard case wouldn't it. I don't wonder the poor fellow was frightened do
you. He will get a good "wife," "if he gets her."
Oh George is your pinking iron here can I take it if you don't come out.
I f you just as well [?] left it I will be very careful of it and return
it to the shop as soon as I am done with it. If you don't like to lend
it say so. I know Mr. ___ never like to lend his. I would not ask for
it if it was not very necessary. Well, I must close. I have told no news
for I have none to tell you. Clayton is going back to Washington Saturday.
He says he can't stay here any longer it is so lonesome if I didn't have
plenty of work to do I should die [?] off first as soon as the Lentinns
[?] get out of the house we are going to paint and paper and move in so
I shall have enough to do for a while. "The ___ was accepted" Another postscript
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