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Miss Lydia Nightingale
Providence
MMFletter #11 New York
New York August 18th '93
After I had written the inclosed, I took
a walk to M^rs Wards in hopes of meeting M^r S. Greene, that I
might have given it to him, but was very sorry to hear, that
he was gone. Do write me by ev'ry vessel. I am quite lonesom.
[sic]. We have left our lodgings for another, which is more airy,
as we con't get a place on Long Island. I am almost angry to
think how much pleasure I have lost by leaving Rhode Island so
soon, only think I must stay here 6 weeks, without any society
I mean in the house, M^rs Ward lives far from this house, my young
[cousin?] friends know not that I am here, & I don't mean to
inform them of it. I wish I could to to Beth^m & stay a little
while that charming retirement would give me more satisfaction
than I can have in a a [sic] warm city. I must bear it patiently,
tho' I must acknowledge, the heat is very great. I promise
myself more pleasure in reading your letters than any thing else.
Farewell - Aunt Lydia
[unsigned]