77 Islington, Liverpool
May 6, 1876
My Dear Sister, Brother, Nieces and Nephews,
It is with great pleasure that I once more write to you and
inform you that we are all well now, but Richard, poor boy, had a bad time of
it and was left very weak, but is gaining strength daily. It took us all our time to nurse boy for him
to pull through for he had a very violent and heavy measle.
We are staying at above address but shall go to Holywell
very soon. My governor is very
unwell. I am afraid I shall not see him
again. The complaint is dropsy.
I think we shall take passage per Cunard Steamer Marathon to
Boston for I have made the acquaintance of an old servant of the boy through a
friend of mine and he says I can go better by Boston than New York and can make
the RR connection near Erie the same and will not have the bother at Castle Garden,
New York, by going to Boston. We shall
___ all this and our new friends will be with us and is going to look after us
and will be with us to last and will see us safely on the train at Boston. Our new friend is in the capacity of Master
at Arms and will take charge of our little ones. He is a very kind old man, has a family grown
up.
I think you would know by my last letter that we do not
intend calling upon your kind friends enroute Chicago. I am very much obliged to them for their kind
offer but I think it is better to push on to you on a/c of our dear ones. If you have any further suggestions to make,
I would gladly comply with them. Our friend
says it is much quieter to come by Boston.
That will suit us better.
I send you papers regular containing some of our English
garden annuals and hope to see them in flowers when I join you in
Minnesota. Of course we shall write you
again before we start and inform you more fully, but if you think we had better
come by New York please let me know ___, and also our friend says the same
price that is the same charge from Boston as New York.
We are expecting a letter from you daily for we know that
you will be anxious about us. Marian wishes
her love sent to you all over and over again and boy says "me me also"
for I have read this letter over to them.
So with kind love to you each and all, also from M A, I
remain your affectionate brother and Uncle,
Richard
PS – I hope you get all papers safe, also contents.
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