p. 2

[Handwritten inscription in pencil, u.r.: 1276; handwritten inscription in pencil, u.l.: 594]

-1436- // 1871.

of the "connection" of the trans; and I improved the time to see
that ancient city, its cemetery (Bonaventura), its rice mills,
cotton presses, public squares, and [inserted] monuments, &c., &c. [crossed out]. I will send
some photographs that will interest you and all the others at
home. * * *

One the cars at Savannah met Mrs. Alex. Mitchell *** ***
She was on the same train as far as Live Oak, where she changed
cars for Tallahassee, where here [her] brother Harrison Reed is, Governor
of Florida. On the same train I found Dr. Jeffries Wyman of Bos-
ton, pres. of Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. * * * He goes with a party
to the upper waters of the St. John's, where they will dwell in
tents for some months, studying whatever may be found. * * *

Love for all from
Julia A. Lapham / I. A. Lapham.

______

Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 24, 1871.

Dear Son--

I find it will not be necessary for me to remain here
as long as I supposed, so you must not be surprised if I drop in
at home some cold frosty evening.

I have had a delightful time so far; weather like out
June! The steamboat ride from here up the river to Hibernia (25
miles) is exceedingly pleasant. We pass among other places "Man-
darin," made famous by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. The wreck of a
war steamer lies in the way, only her walking beam visible above
water; it was destroyed early in the war by a rebel torpedo.

Have been so busy that I have had no time for scientific
recreation or social visiting. * * *