From Harry's cousin Lu, October 19, 1866 page 2

Henry habve grown considerable --
they were very busy out of doors
most of the time. and I feel as
if I had scarcely seen them.
Jo is as handsome as ever. He
tried to make me think that I
was getting fat. I wish I was --
but it seems to me that I am
looking very thin.

Your mother received a
letter from you to night. felt
a little disappointed in not getting
one from Nellie Bly, but I got
one last week. Thank you.
Its quite singular about Miss
R __ I shall write to Russ
ere long, will tell her about her --

So you have been to a
ball what did you have on
to look pretty.

Eliza had two new dresses -- which
were very pretty. One brown with
stripes, the other blue, wish I had

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Kate Denison was married a week ago today in the morning & started for N.J. they went from
Portland to New York by water. Col says they will certainly

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be sea sick. Long may they [illegible].

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I hope you and Harry will come on in two years. but I am very --
much afraid that you will have some excuse for staying
at Carson --

Long may you [illegible],

Henry has grown considerable --
they were very busy out of doors
most of the time. and I feel as
if I had scarcely seen them.
Jo is as handsome as ever. He
tried to make me think that I
was getting fat. I wish I was --
but it seems to me that I am
looking very thin.

Your mother received a
letter from you to night. felt
a little disappointed in not getting
one from Nellie Bly, but I got
one last week. Thank you.
Its quite singular about Miss
R __ I shall write to Russ
ere long, will tell her about her --

So you have been to a
ball what did you have on
to look pretty.

Eliza had two new dresses -- which
were very pretty. One brown with
stripes, the other blue, wish I had

[at top of page turned upside down, spanning pgs 2 and 3]

Kate Denison was married a week ago today in the morning & started for N.J. they went from
Portland to New York by water. Col says they will certainly

[right margin of paper turned sideways]

be sea sick. Long may they [illegible].

[left margin paper sideways]

I hope you and Harry will come on in two years. but I am very --
much afraid that you will have some excuse for staying
at Carson --

Long may you [illegible],