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lege of extending to you the hospitalities of the White House at Middleton. And She expresses herself very anxious to show that she too is not unmindful of the many courtesies you extended to her & me Jessie boards at the next door but I have been so and anxious that I have not as yet had time to call upon her. Mrs. Snope I mean. The only pleasure I desire from living in Chicago now is that nearly every day I see some relation or friend and old student or somebody I used to know. Mrs. Dran continues well I hope my kindest regards to her and to all your family.
With great Respect Yours very Truly [Aug?smith] P.S. Please remember me to Mrs Ruggles
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Cleveland March 14 Sunday morning
My Dear Mrs Fairchild
You will be surprised to receive a letter from me written from Cleveland - but in the first place, will you pardon me for so long neglecting to write? If so I will proceed to tell you all of our selves, what we have been doing, and what we are going to do. After we left your delightful and hospitable home, we came since by to Cleveland. Mr. Gordon was miserable when we arrived home, and remained so until after spending some time
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at the Water Cure, which place he improved rapidly, and now is feeling comparatively well. The scarlet fever was at the time of his going to the cure raging and so the Children and self-accompanied him
We are now packed and expect to leave for New Orleans tomorrow morning, We are undecided how long we will be absent, circumstances, health, and weather will decide. We may go to "Cuba, should it seem best, at present all is uncertain I have often thought of you and felt how ungrateful, in me, I did not acknowledge my appreciation of your kindness but my habit, of delaying
to express my obligation by writing is so proverbial I trust you will pardon my seeming neglect, and be assured, an opportunity to reciprocate, to you, as yours, will always be a great pleasure. Where is Mr Fairchild? We expected to hear from him, or see him on his return from Washington but not one word have we hard, or a glimpse did we catch of him. Elizabeth says Lucius has ceased writing her, we all feel bad, as his letters afforded us pleasure
You will please give our love to him also Cash. The children are well and desire love to all. My Husband joins in love
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Albany June 24th My Dear Mrs Fairchild
I have been in such a hurry of seeing people, and have had so much to say, and do, since my arrival here, that it has been only with an effort that I could find a quiet moment to write to Duane, and last evening after the rest had retired I wrote to Sarah. When I tell you that there are five sisters of us, besides seven children, Mr Monteath, and the servants, in the house and then the rest of the family and friends [?stoubty] coming, you won't wonder that I should not find much time for quiet. We found our family all waiting for us when we arrived and when I went to bed that night, (which was Friday) my head was in such
