Courtship of Maggie and Manning Atwood

The first letter here is from Maggie to Manning.  She responded to his offer of marriage with a request. Maggie told him that she wanted to wait a year to marry him out of respect for Mr. King. They married a year and a day after Mr. King's passing.

Below is a love letter from Lemuel Manning Atwood to Maggie King. He begged her to name the day they could marry.