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April 9, 1865 pg 6
me too much in any thing.
Really you had better not -- "varium et mutabile semper foemina" -- and I am no exception. Bear in mind that "there is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip", especially when the cup is a little shy of the lip, also that I had not faith enough in myself to bind myself in any manner.
If my good wishes will help you any to succeed in your undertakings you know or ought to, that they are yours. Your mother does not seem very certain. She often speaks of you but never complainingly, but she is a person who expresses very little either very and I am not with her enough to understand her different moods.
I think I wrote you in my last that I received the telegram and expressed my thanks for the same. I appreciate all your kind thoughtfulness but don't know how I am ever to repay it. You must take my will for the deed.
Yes, I should enjoy the voyage very much I know. The ocean is very dear to me, I never weary of
April 9, 1865 pg 7
it's grand expanse, and it's ever changing yet always glorious moods -- Mr Favor has just come to the door to say that Lee with 100,000 prisoners has been captured! Harra!!! Wish I had a hat to throw up! Now indeed may we hope that peace will soon spread it's wings over our loved country.
Although I've not written half I wanted to I shall be under the necessity of closing or I fear this will have to wait over another steamer.
You know I shall be glad to hear as often as you wish to write.
As ever your friend
Nellie.
April 9, 1865 envelope
[postmark: NORWAY APR 10]
Per Steamer
[stamp removed]
Henry R. Mighels
Care of Geo. C. Gorham Esqr.
San Francisco Cal.
[in pencil: 1915 April 9 1865]
April 20, 1865 pg 1
Portland April 20th, 1865 Fast day
My Friend Harry,
Yours of the 29th was received a few days since. My thanks for the same. You will see by the date of this that I am not at home; have been here something over a week and shall stay a few days longer. My visit has not been particularly joyous because I came partly to see my grandmother who is very sick, and it has been more gloomy the past few days because of the great public calamity, which I suppose you have heard of ere this. You must have heard of our joy and our sorrow very nearly
