[top right] Friday night
[in pencil] [1852]
My own dearly beloved Tootee
Here are we safe arrived in this city - con-
-sidering all things. I believe I may say the passage was a comfortable
one. Of course I was frightened every time the Steam was let off - & just
as often when the boat was checked & the steam not let off - so I was
hard to be kept pacified - your husband God! bless him was as
considerate of my feelings as even my good Butler would have
been. In fact dear Tootee William is acting the sons [sic] part through-
- out, & I thank my God! that I have so good a son in law. My dear
Cousin & Mr Woolley were all kindness. Mr & Mrs McDonald we
found on board. So many other men passengers we were
obliged to take Floyd & Tip into the ladies [sic] cabin, poor little fellows,
the [sic] did not enjoy in the least their trip to Savannah. In fact far
more afraid of the steam than even I was. We did not arrive
here until near two oclock today. You would have been a-
mused to see the number of us & the quantity of baggage
stowed in & piled onto the omnibus, some 15 passengers
& all their luggage. We went round [sic] to every ones [sic] stopping
places before we came here. I should not neglect to mention
of a Miller Bond & Old Dr Scriven. I was not here 5 minutes before
little Jinny came round [sic] to enquire from Mabel Cunningham
how I was - & Oh you do not know how kind dear Sarah is to
me - she received us so kindly - gave me so nice a room with
every comfort. I have not seen Bourke yet. I had got but
a short way on this letter when Mrs Dr Fraser - Pheme
& Isa came, the two latter look remarkably well, the other
just as usual. William came again & took out Floyd &
Tip & got them fitted to a suit of clothes & hats. Isabel
Hamilton came in great haste to see me, both Isa Hamilton
& the Cunninghams are earnest that I should go to them
EN