[top right, in pencil] (September)
Saratoga Springs Monday 12th
1853 -
My own beloved Mother
I did not write you on
Saturday because my dear little baby was quite sick
he had a high fever & cough - but thank God he
is now so far recovered that we look upon him as
nearly well - On Saturday I had the happiness to
receive your two dear letters of the 7 & 8 - and am
truely [sic] thankful that you were able to give such
cheering accounts of my dear little King - my
own kind Mother how shall I ever be able to
express my gratitude for all your devotion to
myself & those dear little ones - If I consulted
my own happiness how I should fly to you all
as fast as [sham?] could take me - I wrote you on
Wednesday to say that it was determined that we
should [leave?] this on one week from that day that
is on the day after tomorrow and hoped that
dear Georgia Father & Butler would be here in
time to join us _ & am now looking anxiously
for them by every train - if they are coming
I shall be so glad if any thing prevents them
do telegraph us - we are at "J. T. Huestis - Boarding"
and we rather than loos [sic] their company would
EN