The Civil War Letters of Aaron Jones Fletcher

 

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Letter dated February 10, 1864 from Nellie Dole (cousin), Marlborough, Mass., to Aaron Jones Fletcher

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            Marlboro  Feb 10th 1864

My Dear brother Jones.
I had been expecting to
hear from you up to the arrival of your nice long
letter and have been very buisy or I should have
answerd it before.  I now sit down this cold
evening to reply I was so glad to here from
you and to here you was well.  The focks
have gone to a dance to Northboro but I thought
it my duty to stay at home and write to
you. how are you getting a long away down
South.  I am so sleepy I can hardly see
you will see by the looks of this letter for
I went to Boston yesterday and then
went to a dance in the evening and dance
till one o’clock and it is nearly nine now.

 

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How did you spend your holiday. perhaps
it would be pleasant for you to know
how I spent mine. Christmas I went a
skating in the afternoon in the forenoon
I work on a dress I expected to go to a
dance in the evening but I was disappointed
for it was a select party. The night before
New years I went to a ball and dance
till five o’clock and the[n] in the day time that
is New years I worked all day then New years
night I went to another ball an arrived
home at eight the next morning  did not
go to bed at all work all that day.
and when Sunday came I was very tired
should you not think I would have been
tired. now when you write please tell me
how you spent yours  I have to work very
hard now I go to Boston every week to take
singing lesson an I earn over a dollar a
day  We have dancing school every Tuesday
evenings and we are going to have a ball
here the twenty second of this month.

 

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We had a leap year ball here a few weeks
a go  the ladys had to ask the gentlemen
then they have to go and get them put up
the horses pay all the bills. should you
not like that  I went and carryed the
gentleman I work for  he’s a married man
but all the same. we have been having splendid
weather hear had two or three large sleigh rides
Thursday
I am about sick to day I fainted away
this morning but I have to work just the
same. I have had a very sore finger so
I should not finish your letter till
now. They dedicated the new hall
over to Acton  I suppose you have heard
of it  they sold 1300 tickets and made
$500 clear That is doing pretty well dont
you think so.  Thursday evening I went
to another dance and stayed till twelve
o’clock and am going next Tuesday eve
that is I expect to go. Do you know

 

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Mary Meade  we expect her here every
day and I expect great times. But I
have a letter to write to Jimmie so I
must draw this to a close. write soon.
and with a kiss  I am your
All send love Mother      Nellie
says when war is over come and see
Jones