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some cough but I believe I should never [? missing piece of paper]
you all more with me, I heard from Mrs [? missing piece of paper]
[?] he was very well and will be in [? missing piece of paper]
Father's the last of this month he always asks [? missing piece of paper]
he says if his life is spared he is comingto see [? missing piece of paper]
and I look forward with pleaseure for the time to come
for then it will look a little like old times. I had liked to
forgotten to tell you Lena has a Daughter and is very well
cousin Susan [Mclin?] is with her cousin [?] [?] [?] quite delicate
tell Mr. [?Cab?] Mrs McHenry has been [?] a school [?] and
been discarded and Mr. Noble is just like he was and where he
was when he left & so is Betsy Baskerville and J [?]
Belches as much as ever,I expect of course you have heard
that Dick [?] spent all his money on [?] himself
poor fellow, and [?] my dear Sue you must write to me
very soon and say something more about my dear baby
[?] [?] when you see Mrs Cabona give my love to her and
Jule and Mrs Charles, do if even you hear fromMrs [Cheatas?]
tell me how they are and what has become of the Watsons,
has Jules and Mr Landford ever got married yet
you must kiss Shep all the time for me and tell him how
much I love him, and to your good kind neighbors [?]
for me that although I have never seen her still I love her
because she is kind to you, when you see Mary & Julia tell
them howdy for me, and now my dear children I must stop
after beging our kind heavenly [parent ?] to [?] [?] [?]
and [?] [?] all for his [?] sake and Oh may you be
abundently blessed in the sincere [?] [?] that love you
most dearly [?][?] my child your [?] Mary [?] Walker