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It seems, that as soon as one snow fairly melts, another comes and takes it[sic] place. Whe[sic] had quite an exciting time here the other night occasioned by the Tailor's shop burning up; it was supposed to be the work of an incendiary. I saw Jack Miller \u0026 Cally McCorcle with their wifes[sic] at church last Sunday. Miller and McCorcle are engaged in the commission business at this place. I see from the papers that there has been a considerable cavalry fight on the Rappahannock. I don't know what Regiments were engaged in it, but I suppose the 2nd Virginia Cavalry was one of them; as there was a good many killed, I would like to hear the particulars. The Legislature is still cutting up about our maltreating the new Cadets or as we call them Rats. I enclose you a part of the proceedings of the Legislature, thinking probably you have not seen it. You will see from it what a reputation we have. The Legislature says that we are a set (the most of us) of precocious youths who come here to avoid conniptions. Write soon. Give my love to Father \u0026 the Baby.\nYour Brother\nThos. B. Davis","P.S. I only write to get an answer from you, every thing is so dull that a person never has anything to write about. So you must excuse this short and badly written letter.","The Thomas B. Davis papers contain two items. The first is a letter (dated March 22, 1863) from Davis to his sister, Camillus Christian. This letter was written while Davis was a cadet at VMI. In this letter he mentions activities at VMI, Civil War news (\"a considerable cavalry fight on the Rappahannock\"), the unusual late snows, and provides an early use of the term \"rat\" as a reference to new cadets (\"The legislature is still cutting up about our maltreating the new cadets, or as we call them, Rats....says that we are a set of precocious youths who came here to avoid conscription\"). 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I enclose you a part of the proceedings of the Legislature, thinking probably you have not seen it. You will see from it what a reputation we have. The Legislature says that we are a set (the most of us) of precocious youths who come here to avoid conniptions. Write soon. Give my love to Father \u0026 the Baby.\nYour Brother\nThos. B. Davis","P.S. I only write to get an answer from you, every thing is so dull that a person never has anything to write about. So you must excuse this short and badly written letter."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas B. Davis papers, 1862-1864. MS 0026. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Thomas B. Davis papers, 1862-1864. MS 0026. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Thomas B. Davis papers contain two items. The first is a letter (dated March 22, 1863) from Davis to his sister, Camillus Christian. 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