Matthew Gage, Jr. to Mary Margaret Sanders (11 May 1858)

              May 11 1858"
Dear Mary"
I again am privilege of scribling you 
a line in reply to your favor to Georgiana that come to hand but 
a day or two since," I am also on reflection due Jerrie 
a line and you'll receive this as two in one.  I was pained 
to learn of your protracted spell and hope before this you 
have long since recovered," I have nothing new to write, but merely 
to indulge a wish by way of letting you know that we are all 
still alive." As you are doubtless in correspondence regularly 
with Jerrie your brother I can write you nothing new as to 
him.  He complains in his late note but a few days since rec'd 
of a slight indigistion, resulting I imagine in the too full 
indulgence of the good things of the talk as these things are 
just to hand.  Weigh 150 pounds and as Burns would say 
as fat as a fool." In writing of the first prospect he 
seems to enjoy a perfect ecstacy and in other respects I 
refer to his study  I have not the least doubt but he is 
doing well.  He writes Mr Dennis & suit Miss Virge of course 
were on their return trip in Oxford at time of his last writing 
me." Miss Virge attended a (______) given by Prof Barnard and 
was all the rage.  Had been on visit to Presbytery, Huntsville 
Ala." Mrs Harrington but a few days since requested I should 
present you have best wishes - in fine health & looks well. - 
poor Bob and wife have separated and seeks a location in Hear 
Neighborhood to sell pills,  Dr Spencer having changed his loc."
to one on Yazoo River,  Then they go bobbing around.  You will 
be pained to learn of Dr Yundell's death a few weeks since 
was on spree Yazoo City & went home & died at night, no one knowing 
how or when but I judge of