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(Letter written to William James Prouty during his Civil War service, not signed, but appears to be Julia)

Forest Hardin Co. Ohio May 21st 1865


Dear Cousin

I sit down to write a few lines to you this pleasant afternoon but is very warm, I expect it is very warm down there where you are now, we received your kind letter a few days a go and was glad to hear from you and was glad to hear that you was coming to see us as soon as you got out of the army, and that young man that you spoke a bout coming we will be very glad to see him to and trust that you will soon have the privilege of coming, I know I will know you when I see you a coming for I am sure you will look just like you did the last time I saw you don't you think you do, we have lots of company

to day, and some has gone home and there is some here yet, well Will a bout your Fanes suit I am a fraid I would have my trouble for nothing for I expect after I got your suit ready you would feel to big to wear them but just you wait if I live long enough I will make you a suit of Fanes some day and then we will see wether you will wear it or not, well I cannot think of any more to write at present so I will close at those few remarks good bye
Well Will I will set down to write a few lines more as I have just come from a walk. I had a very pleasant time I went to my Cousins that lives a bout a mile from here and stayed a few minutes and then came back to Mrs Aluys on my Cousins place and stayed a little while and then came to Mrs Gillilands a bout a half mile from here and there I found one of our

soldiers friends and an other young man & three young ladies that was there to spend the afternoon and we had a very pleasant time and I wish you had of been a long for I know you would of enjoyed your self you wrote in one of your letters and wanted to know who Augustus was wether it was a town know it is my brother he lives on our farm and so does Amanda or Lennie as you call her, so you can see that there is pretty near a town here, I hope it will be nice weather when you come here an that you can have a nice time I have as idea that you are a lively chap but I may be mistaken but I trust not for I love to see a person real lively for it always does me so much good than to see a person so still that they can hardly say a word, there was a party down

to my brother Augustus last Thursday eve and we had a very nice time it rained so that we could not come home until four o clock and there was one couple that sat up until day light how is it with you do you ever attend a party or do you not care a bout parties, well I guess I will not write much more this time but will wait until you come home or here and then I will tell you the rest, it seems as though I have always been acquainted with you and that you always lived a round here but I expect you think that I am very much mistaken do you not Coz, well I will quit my scribbling for the present hoping soon to see or hear from you I close good bye & give my respects to your friend Charley and tell him that he must not give up coming out here with you and now you must not give up coming for we will look for you, write soon

An Acrostick,

Let not your fears be very great
On the married, or single state
Very much I love you dear
Enough, to wait for you one year,
Let that pass by with speed of time
You'l then return and make me thine
In case you fail, and not return
Some others heart, will for me burn
And will make, a husband, dear
Believe me sir, I'll shed no tear.
Enough this time, so now good bye,
Laugh you may, but I'll not cry

Birth	Abt 1844	Ohio, United States
Marriage	21 Jul 1863	Hancock, Ohio, United States - Warren P. Murdick
Marriage	13 Sep 1866	Hancock, Ohio, United States - William L Switzer
Census (family)	1870	Delaware Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States - William L Switzer
Census (family)	1880	Forest, Hardin, Ohio, United States - William L Switzer

Spouse

William L Switzer (1836 - )

Spouse

Warren P. Murdick ( - 1864)

Father	Job E Phillips (1806 - 1877)
Mother	Louisa Ann Prouty (1813 - 1887)
Sibling	Daniel Austin Phillips (1832 - 1858)
Sibling	Augustus Cady Phillips (1834 - 1918)
Sibling	Lycurgus L. Phillips (1835 - 1835)
Sibling	Diantha Phillips ( - )
Sibling	Quintillus F. Phillips ( - )
Sibling	Rachel Phillips (1840 - 1840)
Sibling	Amanda J. "Lennie" Phillips (1841 - )
Sibling	Squire Adolphus Phillips (1847 - 1920)
Sibling	Edwin Phillips (1849 - 1849)
Sibling	Josephine L. "Josie" Phillips (1852 - )
Sibling	Leander F. Phillips (1855 - 1855)

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