Georgia:  Morgan County: Letter written by Thomas Peter Saffold to his 
second wife, Sarah Elizabeth Reid, one week before their wedding
28 June 1854

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Letter written by Thomas Peter Saffold to his second wife, Sarah 
Elizabeth
Reid, one week before their wedding:


Madison June 28th 54


My dear Sallie,

Dr Talmage has been absent. I received his letter yesterday. He
compliments you, exhorts me to take especial care of such a treasure, and
promises to officiate as high preist at our marriage. I did not see you 
as I left, a pleasure I was willing to forego, when I remembered you were
sleeping in the arms of innocence, hope, and love. Nothing can exceed the
depth and fulness of your devotion to me. It will ever be the great sun,
the animating centre of my life. I shall look for your letter tonight. 
Mrs Thomas and Bob will be with me this evening. This is the reason I 
write now. Otherwise you might not hear from me until Friday. Marion is
perfectly well, the swelling thought to be mumps, having wholly subsided. 
I have been looking this morning at the partially improved lot opposite 
Mr Burneys. Mr Norton asks too much for it. It is a beautiful place, and 
I had rather improve it than any location I know. But I will have the 
benefit of your views about it after a while, I think I shall buy it, if 
a wise and masterly inactivity by which I mean a manefestation of 
indifference as to owning it can abate the price. You shall hear from me 
on saturday. Be sure to write by Fridays mail. Heaven bless my own, my 
darling Sallie.


Ever Yours

T. P. Saffold