Letter from Maria Perkins to Richard Perkins

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Charlottesville Oct 8th 1852

Dear Husband     I write you a letter to let you know of my distress  my master has sold albert to a trader on Monday court day and myself and other child is for sale also and I want to you let hear from you very soon before next cort if you can I dont know when  I dont want you to wait till Christmas  I want you to tell dr Hamelton and your master if either will buy me they can attend to it know and then I can go afterwards. I dont want a trader to get me  they asked me if I had got any person to buy me and I told them no  they took me to the court houste too  they never put me up  a man buy the name of brady bought albert and is gone I dont know whare  they say he lives in Scottesville  my things is in several places some is in staunton and if I should be sold I don't know what will become of them  I dont expect to meet with the luck to get that way till I am quite heartsick  nothing more  I am and ever will be your kind wife  Maria Perkins.

To Richard Perkins