Augusta County: David H. Evans to Mary Anna Sibert, November 19, 1867

Your dear welcome letter of Friday came safely from you another long week has passed and a part of this a few more days and I will See your dear face if I live it seems so long since I have seen you I can scarcely wait until Saturday comes Oh I do want to see you so much I love you with all my heart Soul I love you devotedly Oh I do love you I wish you could see my heart and read there all I feel for you my sincere and unchanging affection for you. I think of you every day of my life there is scarcely a hour that passes over myhead that I don't think of you.

I have not forgotten the invitation Rennie Extended to us to spend our Christmas with her we will certainly go if we live & nothing happens to prevent my Idea was to spend Christmas day with Rennie and start for Staunton the next day if it would suit you we will make all arrangements Saturday. Since I come home I heard that John Noon & Miss Ada [unclear: are] to be Rennie's second [unclear: Waters] I like that arrangement very well. I ask John about it but he would not tell me if it was so or not. Magnus received a letter from your Pa last Saturday he was well he Stated in his letter that he would be in our City the first of this week Magnus & your Ma are lookingfor him today he says he is very tired of the mountains I was over to see your Ma & Ella Sunday your Ma is quite well but very anxious to get back home. Ella & family are all well send love to you all give my love to Miss & Ada I Send love and kiss to you I will be down Saturday if I live I love you with all my heart

God bless you goodbye