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Hd qrtrs 7 rgmt S.C.C
Jany 16. 1865
I hoped to have it in my power to
thank the "Ladies of Ingleside" in
person for their kindness and sym-
-pathy, but have been suffering from an
old wound which has prevented my doing
so, and obliges me now to return to
Carolina for a time, will they permit
me to thank them in my own name
and that of his Mothers, who does it with
her whole heart – and I thank you
too for having it in my power to Con-
sole her, in the loss of her son, that
his grave will be watched over though
so far away by the warm hearts of
Virginian women who claim an interest in the
memory of those that fell in their de-
-fence; I have received though our
young friends who so often enjoy your
hospitality, your kind offer to attend
to his grave and see that it was treated with
that respect that all would ask for those they
love – and leave it in good hands untill a
better hour and a brighter day enables us to move
it - with great respect Truly yours – Ed Mortimer Boykin