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East Craftsbury St. July 26th 1870.
My Beloved Anna;
Your long long looked for letter, written finally when what was to have been a memorable day was joyfully received in due time and was like a great rock in a weary land. Of the many heartaches and doubts and fears your long long silence caused I will not speak - am glad that I have one more token that I am thought of semioccasionally by your most worthy self. Where are you my dear? I imagine at sis Mary's. How are they ask, and how are you?
Moving in thin air as it were, I suppose with a great happiness filling your soul to the brim. I am glad and thankful to be considered worthy your confidence and congratulate you
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with a monstrously tight hug and a thousand kisses. To say I rejoice in your happiness is [???] language though of course I am very reluctant to give up my share of you or I suppose I shall be compelled to do, for they always take all, every iota unto themselves - (husbands, I mean) I trust he fully appreciates what a heap of good things, and precious material his Heavenly Father is giving into his charge when you are committed to his care - I say he, his, and him, for I do not know his name - I expect he has only one after the manner of the patriarchs of old for I know him only as Rowland and whether I might to desecrate that by writing Ma before I do not know.
I wish you ten thousand times more joy than ever mortal yet enjoyed
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upon this terrestial globe
May all good, most eminent success, and highest happiness be yours This is the summary I would expand had I time but any boy is waiting to take this to the P.O. A gentleman called and took an hour and a half of the time I intended to devote to you - Please blame him - I must send it today for this week is been full of flame and I cannot write again - Richard came home with me (Addie & I) and is to leave next Monday. I want very much to send him to you but he cannot stop to go with me to E.M. [???] came home from Lowell last night so we must do some tall visiting this week. We are all going up to cousin Allen's this afternoon. Did I tell you we came one week ago last Thursday. I am to
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go back the last of August so I have a very short time in Vermont.
I wonder if there will be any use to invite you visit me this summer - I do not see any positivity of your ever having another opportunity and now will you come and when? I did hope you could come while Richard was here but he thinks he must return next week - he is full of business.
Now you must excuse this bit of a letter for I intended to do better and will write you again soon
After [B?] departs I shall have a little more time. My love to Mary, [???] and [Howard?]. will write Mary soon.
("If you do not get this let me know")
Accept with more love than language can tell. Your loving loving loving Abbie
Write soon
