Letter: [Marion, Alabama] to Callie King, 1856 Nov. 9

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Sunday evening Nov. [November] 9th 1856
My dearest wife,
I have just come up from the Post Office, having received your cheering love letters of the 4th I felt when I saw the date, that I knew more precisely what you were doing, in fact more like you were talking to me -- and my little man too is improving -- God bless him how I should like to press him to my bosom this lonesome Sunday evening. On this evening when I have my purest and best thoughts I miss you more than any other you my little divinity -- for I owe to your advice and example my best actions and purest thoughts -- I went down to fathers yesterday evening to bid them "good bye" [good-bye] as they left this morning for the fair they took the hand car on the R. R [railroad] in Edwin King's field -- [unclear text: In] admired your character more, that sincerity which is yourself, when contemplating the consummate hypocrisy which is the essence of [unclear text: squeezle]

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She excelled herself -- Ritta too is serve -- Father returns from Montgomery -- Ritta remains there -- I don't know who will accompany Annie and father's wife -- they go first to Milledgeville then to _____ -- She expects to return about Christmas -- [unclear text: Lou dery ] has taken his father's young horses over to the fair -- I saw at father's a couple of exquisitely worked [unclear text: collars] sent over by Mrs Geo [George] L. Johnson and Mrs Huntington for the prize -- they were beautiful -- Ed King Lackett & Judge Graham go in the morning I saw, whilst coming up, several carriages stop at the "King House", which I learned contained the Walthalls, bound for the fair the recent rains having raised the river I expect there will be a large crowd If I could only leave here, there is a fair woman, I'd see in double quick time -- I shall go to Dallas Court [unclear text: next] week and now have strong hopes of spending this day two weeks with my darlings -- [unclear text: I'll] keep you posted as to my movements -- I was quite cold this morning, ice plentiful. I think that I shall go around to hear Mr. Niely tonight -- the political news comes in [unclear text: most] cheering -- I think that abolitionism, having been openly met and ingloriously defeated, will die out

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Wm [William] Howell has been appointed post master in the place of Dr. Godden. we have Court here all of next (this) week I don't think we will finish the Dockett -- I admire Judge Shorter much as a man and officer --
You must not let our son forget his pa -- does he talk any -- what does he say -- cane [can] he walk? Kiss him and hug him again and again for me Kind remembrances to all and an ocean of love to my pretty little wife from

[Signed] Your devoted husband
Porter -- I shall take tea with Sister, where all are well --

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