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Miss Lydia Nightingale

Providence
MMF Letters #2
Charleston November 1st 1790

Saturday

I return you a thousand thanks my dear Aunt for your x
agreable letter and also for y [sic] the charming present you have been so
obliging as to make me. "It is Aunt Lydia's hair" that stamps a value
[on] it be assour'd I shall ever wear it as a mark of your affection.
Papa too desire's his thanks for your kind attention to his little girl.
I'have just return'd from a visit to a distre[ssed] family my Eldest
Aunt lays in a dreadfull situation one half of her is entirely dead
the other in strong convulsions. Poor Dear Woman she will not only be
less to her family but to all the poor people in town. My Aunt is with
her now, she has griev'd very much all night for her sister was the only
Mother she ever knew on her she depended if any accident should happen
to take her from her children but now -- she has no friend but a kind
good husband. I expect my Father will call upon me every moment to go
& take tea with Mrs Mirri [question mark] must bid you Adieu after I solicit your accep-
tance of a barrel of Potatoes. I and [sic] assure you of my affiection

I am your neice
M M F

Sunday

My Aunt has return'd and in strong histerics -- but being now a little
compose'd desires her best love to you and thanks for your kind intention
of sending the fruit trees. My Father desires I will enclose his regards
to you. ----- her sister is dead