Bessie [Unknown] to Maggie Roberts (14 November)

              Miss Saturday Nov 14th
My darling Maggie
Received your most
welcome letter a short time since
but I cannot tell you how glad
to hear form you. Sorry
we cant go down to see you
this winter. But there is so much 
danger all the time we felt that
it would be a hassard trip to 
undertake. I suppose on this that
you are at the homestead. It
will be a sad visit to you. My
heart pains now when I think of it.
O what would I give to meet you
All that are mine: You didn’t say
anything about Wanda when you
wrote last. did she go home before 
you did. We are so anxious to hear 
when Mrs. Roberts is. but all of you"
once so cheerful is now quite and
gloomy – Dr Woodard and family
have gone to Menzale to spend
the winter. Glorea is in New York 
at school. Nellie’s health is very
poor she is at the water cure in 
Cleveland. Her baby is well – she calls
it [illegible] so you see Mrs Chapman
is quite [illegible]. Gradys health is as usual
Mrs Chapman was here a week with
her little family this last summer."
We so often spoke of you all:
Friends [illegible] you with a 
great deal of interest:  I would love so
much to see your dear little children
and [illegible] little girls give them all
my love for me – give love to sister
Eliza and write soon may god
bless you and yours is the sincere
prayer of your affectionate little Aunt[illegible]
Bessie
Written upside down at the bottom of the letter:
Oran Bull (my [illegible]) was killed 
in the battle of Atlanta such is the 
fate of war:
Written sideways across the top of the letter:
Mrs Chapman send
love to all [illegible]
we wish she feel 
so anxious about
you is Charlie
still in the
quartermas
ters
de
partment
I will
write
Wanda
very 
soon