Letter, Columbus, Georgia, to Julia [Ann DuBose Toombs], Washington, Georgia, 1854 July 6

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Columbus Geo [Georgia] July 6th 1854
My dear Julia
I reached here This morning about 4 oclock after Travelling [Traveling] all night from the plantation & sent you a telegraff [telegraph] [deleted text: This morning] That I had received your letter & all were well -- I have not written you since I went down The river as I knew you would not get my letter until I could write from here You have but me under many obligations. (My dear Julia, by your letters of the 27, 28, 29, 30 June& lst July, I felt great uneasiness about my darling Sallie & was much relieved by your daily statement of her condition. She has suffered greatly but I look hopefully forward To her future comfort & improved health from the operation. Her despondency is very natural, occasionally, from her sufferings but I trust They will be removed, & that her cherful [cheerful] & elastic spirit will bring to her again happiness & content. I dont [doubt] she has cause of complaint as to her appearance for that is all she ought to desire. She wrote me a sweet affectionate letter [deleted text: this] [added text: which ]

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I also received this morning, tell her I will answer it as soon as I get to Washington. On several accounts, but principally from an apprehension of the condition that they would not sell well at this season of the year I only sold twenty one of Mr. Pope's negroes they were his RRoad [railroad] hands & sold for very high prices, a good deal more Than I expected. Abbe & the children are all well, & also my negroes -- Bob & his wife well -- Our crops are very fine, but the corn is now wanting rain -- It has been raining about in spots for the last few days & I hope we shall soon get some -- I heard that Chester passed thro' [through] here [word omitted from text: going ] home yesterday -- I saw Dr. [unclear text: Tillir] at my house in Stewart & he said Edwin & [illegible text] families were in good health -- Emma Dawson was married last night & the party started off this morning north, not getting up from below in time I did not see any of them -- I hear it was a grand affair, Mrs Hill showed me her presents on her tables This morning & they were very beautifull [beautiful] Eve is in Macon, Mr. & Mrs Burt & all the rest of your friends here are well
I do not Think I have ever had you so constantly in my mind in my life as I have this trip, I have Thought of you

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by the hour & memory has traced every linament of your face & form from head to foot a thousand times, I know not why This has been so much the case this Trip except I never saw you look more beautifull [beautiful] & cheerfull [cheerful] & happy than the week before we last parted, -- What a blessed Thing is memory which enables us to enjoy over & over again the sweet charms & pure loveliness of absent dear ones -- It is to me a source of inexhaustible pleasure, but yet how far below the actual enjoyment! I hope by Monday the 17th Inst [Instant] to be able to begin to lay up new stores for memory hereafter to delight in. To morrow [Tomorrow] I leave for home, when I hope to receive more letters from you -- Kiss dear Sallie for me & give her my best love. I send you my kisses, -- good night

Truly yours
[Signed] Toombs

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Mr
R. Toombs
U.S.S. [United States Senate]
Mrs Julia A. Toombs
Washington
Georgia
1859
1853

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