Letter, 21 November 1857, James Dearing (1840-1865) to James Risque Hutter (1841-1923)
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Letter, 21 November 1857, James Dearing (1840-1865) to James Risque Hutter (1841-1923)
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Historic Sandusky-University of Lynchburg
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1857
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Hanover Academy
Nov. 21st, 1857
My dear Hutter,
I have just received your letter and as it is raining and I have no lessons to say I thought I could not employ myself better than by trying to write you a few times. I was indeed very sorry to hear of the death of poor little Jimmy Ward. Poor boy the second shot proved more fatal to him than the first I believe it has been just a little more than a year ago since he received the other shot. Just to think that he is now lying under the damp earth with all this rain forming over him awhile we his friends and schoolmates are enjoying ourselves but not forgetful that we have had many a pleasant hunt together with him ourselves and stopping together at the bridge over the creek shoot at chips in the creek and as old Miller’s cows and also cut our sweethearts names upon the railing. Bye the bye from the manner in which you wrote it seems that you and Mary Borne have locked homes again and going if as strong as ever. You seem to look forward with pleasure to the time when she will see you in Lynchburg with your brass buttons and stripes. I suppose you think that you will captivate the hearts of all your lady acquaintances in that place. I hope you may but I know it is impossible to catch the heart of one of them. Though she may admire your buttons and stripes she will tell you “there is no use of knocking at the door” for her heart belongs to one that is far away. Show you may guess who she is if you can. You must write me word just before you come to Richmond so I can meet you there and I will consider it the greatest threat I have had in a long time for I be damned if it ain’t drill here you have nothing to divert your attention. Yes I do I forgot I have two roommates who are all the time quarreling and nearly all the time fighting or trying to fight at least they got at it last night and were wandering in to each other about night when I tried to stop them and liked to got knocked in the head myself. One of the fellows was trying to hit the other when I jumped between them and he gave me a devil of a kick in my misery which liked to have brought me down I let the fools alone and after having battled each other’s head against the award notes and separated each other’s faces. We managed to part there as you see I am not wholly without means of assessments when you write home give my best respects to them and tell Miss Cada to give my love to any of the girls she pleases and to all of them for all I care. I wish I could take a look at old Lynchburg about now and especially at the girls. We have but very few of that sex down this away. What few there are though come to Coleman’s pretty often to see Miss Coleman of course 5 or 6 boys are always invited up to take tea with them. I tell you what when you go up there to eat you have some then I will you have oysters cooked in every way and everything else will we have very good fare here now anyways though much better than you expect As it is getting dark I can’t see and have been trying to see how good I could write this last page with my eyes shoot so I must conclude. Write soon to ever true friend. Give my best respect to Ned and the Oteys from yours, etc.
James Dearing
Nov. 21st, 1857
My dear Hutter,
I have just received your letter and as it is raining and I have no lessons to say I thought I could not employ myself better than by trying to write you a few times. I was indeed very sorry to hear of the death of poor little Jimmy Ward. Poor boy the second shot proved more fatal to him than the first I believe it has been just a little more than a year ago since he received the other shot. Just to think that he is now lying under the damp earth with all this rain forming over him awhile we his friends and schoolmates are enjoying ourselves but not forgetful that we have had many a pleasant hunt together with him ourselves and stopping together at the bridge over the creek shoot at chips in the creek and as old Miller’s cows and also cut our sweethearts names upon the railing. Bye the bye from the manner in which you wrote it seems that you and Mary Borne have locked homes again and going if as strong as ever. You seem to look forward with pleasure to the time when she will see you in Lynchburg with your brass buttons and stripes. I suppose you think that you will captivate the hearts of all your lady acquaintances in that place. I hope you may but I know it is impossible to catch the heart of one of them. Though she may admire your buttons and stripes she will tell you “there is no use of knocking at the door” for her heart belongs to one that is far away. Show you may guess who she is if you can. You must write me word just before you come to Richmond so I can meet you there and I will consider it the greatest threat I have had in a long time for I be damned if it ain’t drill here you have nothing to divert your attention. Yes I do I forgot I have two roommates who are all the time quarreling and nearly all the time fighting or trying to fight at least they got at it last night and were wandering in to each other about night when I tried to stop them and liked to got knocked in the head myself. One of the fellows was trying to hit the other when I jumped between them and he gave me a devil of a kick in my misery which liked to have brought me down I let the fools alone and after having battled each other’s head against the award notes and separated each other’s faces. We managed to part there as you see I am not wholly without means of assessments when you write home give my best respects to them and tell Miss Cada to give my love to any of the girls she pleases and to all of them for all I care. I wish I could take a look at old Lynchburg about now and especially at the girls. We have but very few of that sex down this away. What few there are though come to Coleman’s pretty often to see Miss Coleman of course 5 or 6 boys are always invited up to take tea with them. I tell you what when you go up there to eat you have some then I will you have oysters cooked in every way and everything else will we have very good fare here now anyways though much better than you expect As it is getting dark I can’t see and have been trying to see how good I could write this last page with my eyes shoot so I must conclude. Write soon to ever true friend. Give my best respect to Ned and the Oteys from yours, etc.
James Dearing
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“Letter, 21 November 1857, James Dearing (1840-1865) to James Risque Hutter (1841-1923),” Historic Sandusky Archives and Collections, accessed May 18, 2024, https://historicsanduskyarchives.omeka.net/items/show/105.