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Washington D.C.

July 14^th 1867

Dear Father

I arrived safely in this city in company with our Club, last monday morning. I wanted to see you before leaving Philadelphia; but I could not do so without being too late for the night train.

I wrote to Libbie to ask you to have her a couple of boxes sent up to the house that many of our things that will be useful to us here, might be sent in them here to me. I have engaged rooms here at a pretty low figure $12.00 per month, and I find it will be cheaper for us to board ourselves than to board out. I cant board Libbie and myself for less than $60, per month $30 each where I have to board out; but if I board myself it will cost