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called this morning - Oh! Tootee how nobly you asked
about our beloved Mother's leaving home, God will bless
you for it, my darling sister - Mother intends to add
a P. S. - I had a great deal of news to tell you but I
cannot think of any now - I am so glad you are
with have dear Mammy Gale sad with you Kiss her for me, I am
so happy to hear she is so much better - I hope
she may soon be quite well - I will write you
next week. Good bye, my darling sister, kiss dear
Mammy Gale, & all the little darlings a thousand
times for me. Hoping we may all meet in the fall
in health & happiness - I am as ever your devoted
Sister
Florence

My head & hands still feel the rough side of yesterday
I felt unable to write you a long letter & could not think
of giving you a short one. Neither have I yet fixt [sic] on any
definite plan. I hope in a day to be able to tell you more of our
movements. We are most hospitably entertained by Henry &
Mary - but I must not make them twice glad. I think
in my last letter from Savannah, I asked you to address your
next letter to Allentown. I think your answer to this may
as well be directed to New Haven to the care of Lord ----
as I do not think I shall remain here over one week
Cousin A & M^r Woolley will leave us in a few days.

We all felt sad in parting with dear William & he the
dear good son was so devoted to me & your little brothers
I wanted very much to get some little things for the babies