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Providence R.I. 11th Month 24, 1862
Esteemed Cousin Rachel B. Stevens
Thy letter of 13 inst was received several days since, and since which I have received the bill of the Butter, and to day the butter itself came to hand, the article is worth more in this market than it was last season, and I presume you made the price right. It is satisfactory to me. I make it come to one hundred and forty 04/100 Dollars, for which amount I herewith enclose J. Luther cashiers Check (No. 7770) on Webster Bank, Boston, Endorsed by me Payable to thy order, which, when received, please ackknowledge receipt of -
And now dear cousin, although my H. says she has in her letter (herewith enclosed) thanked thee for thy kindness in sending the cheese, I must add in person my thanks for thy [underline]very very[/underline] liberal present, which thee is pleased
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to call a [underline]small[/underline] cheese, H. says if this is one of thy small ones, she would like to see thy large ones, indeed it is a noble one, and we can testify knoingly to its good qualities, having cut it to day for dinner, and found it [underline]excellent[/underline] - the girls all say that it very nice and they shall eat the more of it for its haveing come from cousin Rachel, whom I can assure thee they remember with much interest, as we all do thy pleasant visit to [us?] and shall always look forward to a repetition of it -
We do wish we could step in and see you at your home, nothing would give me greater pleasure.
I have not had time to look over the newspapers thee was so kind as to send and for which please accept the thanks of thy affe. cousin
Joseph C. Peckham
