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Mollie Wendel to Jeremiah Gage (14 May 1863)

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Identifier	Gage_b1f52
Title	Mollie Wendel to Jeremiah Gage (14 May 1863)
Author	Wendel, Mollie
Recipient	Gage, Jeremiah
Date	14 May 1863
Location	LaGrange (Ga.)
Subject	Man-woman relationships Marriage Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment
Broader Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Gage family -- Correspondence
Description	Mollie discussing her possible life with Jeremiah after the war, including questionable the possibility of marriage and a move to Houston. Also mentions a friend, Sanford, who may go to prison if he could not find a replacement.
Type	Text
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	Gage Family Collection
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00196/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
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Citation	Gage Family Collection, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Title	Gage_b1f52_1
Transcript	La Grange Georgia May 14th 1863 ) How shall I begin, what shall I say to you - to think you for your Readiness in answering my letters so promptly- I am afarid though you will think me remiss dearest but I think I am remarkably clever to write a note [?] dont you - so candid now and - till and if your "Lady Love" - is not in the way of letter writing - or I should say in the number of letters a -[?] enough - You say in your letter of the 1st of April - that "if you could be with me for one short hour you could convince me that you loved me as woman was never yet loved by man -" as your letter was written upon "all fools day"- I will let pass for what I think it was intended - I wish so much however you could be here. if only for a short time" for I am so anxious to see my Lover again. And yet why should I be so anxious to see you again
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

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