#29
Kellys Ford Va Aug 13th/63
Dear Wife
I will now attempt to answer your letter of the 16th inst which I received Tuesday night was glad to hear from you to hear that you ware all well it found me well although I had a savere head ache set in that night ached all night and all day yesterday last night I had a slight touch of the belly ache I feel better this morning however shall be all right soon I think, have not much to write as I know of we have had pretty warm weather lately had quite a Thunder Shower this morning, it is cloudy now and looks as if it would be a dul day I do not quite like the idea of Georgia’s going away from home to live for she is to young to go away it is true it is clost by home but still it takes her out from under your controle in part I presume Mr Lewis is a good place as she could have to live to but after all it is diferant from home it gives her more liberty she is out of her Mothers sight and I think that the best place for a girl of her age is at home as long as you are able to keep her there is not there something that she might find to do at home do not Silliman,s folks have cloth slips to binde or something of the kinde so that she might earn a little something but I am here and you are there so you will have to do as you think best about it. if she stays to Mr Lewis she must not be alowed to race around nights just as she pleases I suppose if Georgia reads this she perhaps may feel rather bad but she must remember that it is from a Father that loves her as he does himself and always did and he wants her to grow up to be a Lady that no one can say ought against, Now Georgia if you stay at Mr. Lewis you must obey your Mother in whatever she tells you if you should happen to feel as though you wanted to do as you are a mine to jest remember your Father and what he has often said to you I shall want to hear from you often if you are not at home did not see any of your writing in the last letter that I received from your dear Mother, Wall Lucinda in regard to Edgars workeing for nothing I thought that you said Frank was to pay him two dollars and a half a month that I thought was very small wages for him but thought I would not object to his workeing for that this summer as it would help git his cloths this fall but for a man like Frank Brainard to say that a boy like Edgar does not earn any more than his board after he has worked hard all summer I should call it rather tough business, If that is the case that he is not going to pay him anything you can keep him to home untill you can find a place for him whare he can earn his board cloaths and schooling, if you cant find a good place let him stay at home and worke out by the day wharever he can get a chance he may as well stay at home for nothing as to ware himself to death out for other folks for nothing My love to all of you and a Kiss
from Your Husband
A.C. Smith
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