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Memphis Tuesday eveng 20th Novr 1860
My Darling Katy
On your way to your new home in
Richmond you did not write to us after you
left Cincinatti and we began to think the time
very long, and Ma who always fancies the worst
was sure you was sick on the Road & unable to
write. But we saw your arrival at the Continental
Hotel in Philadpa announced in our Philadpa
Inquirer of the 5th Novr, and we were not a
little delighted at getting yours of the 10th saying
you had arrived safely in Richmond and that
you was so comfortably fixed at Mrs. Dabney's
in the most delightful part of your beautiful
City. You cannot think what a gloomy
sensation your absence created in our famiy
circle for all the girls left us also, and sister
[Betty ?] went home with [Stella?] Craft and is now
in Holly Springs. Geo. Beal goes there next Saturday
to fetch her home on Monday and [Judy Baugh?]
is coming with her to spend a week or two with us.
Mary Woodruff spends a good deal of time with us
and is a very lively and pleasant companion.
Doct & Mrs. white are with us and a week ago
their daughter Laura, and Mary the young wife of
Dr. [?] came to stay with us, and we find them
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very agreeable and musical, and all the family
seem happy & comfortable. But I am sorry to say
Ma has been quite sick with a most hard and
violent cough, every morng when she get up and
when she first lay down in Bed. It completely
exhausts her and makes me uneasy because we
have tried every thing in vain to [assauge ?] it.
Dr. Marable has been attending Ma and she is
certainly better during the two last days. I think
one thing that brought it on was going out so
early in the morng to market before the sun was
well up. But on the 1st of this month market
hours were changed for the winter & we have
no morng markets at all but market is from
3 to 6 every [illegible] which is much better. Jacob
Reinhardt has engaged to work at old Mr.Thronton's
but his wife & the children remain with us & have
moved out into the ironing Room where mama used
to be & she does all she can to assist in the
Housekeeping. There has been a great deal of sickness
this fall in Memphis, but it is getting and
we have all escaped. Our lectures have begun at the
Medical College which never before opened with such
flattering prospects as we opened with above 40 students
and all goes on very comfortably with the new faculty.
I have to lecture every morng except Sunday & Thursday.
Since you left us William Strange has died of consumption
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and this day Mr. Carpenter who lately married the
youngest Miss Merrill was buried. He was sick
only 3 days of Erysipilius in the head and his poor
window is almost distracted. The Bickfords have all
been seriously sick except Henry & Alley but they
are all out quite well again. Mrs. Henderson's son is still
at the State Female College & came to see us last
Saturday & she has returned the Trunk Ma lent
her & which she is now packing to sent to you
with all the things you enquired about, and you
may expect to receive it in a week or thereabouts.
You do not say that you have a Piano-
forte in your boarding house, but hope that
may be the case, or that you can [have] access to one
to keep up your music. We have dry & delightful
weather and no fires or events of any interest
have occured in Memphis but we go on quietly &
steadily without any change. We fear you must
be lonely and lament much the death of Mr. Cabell
and the removal of the Gregories but hope you
will soon find friends & associates in Amanda now
Mrs. J. Caskie & Mrs. Purcell & that the Minnegerodes
will be kind & socialable with you. Pray also see the
Valentines & give our kindest love to them & to Mary in
particular who is a great favorite of mine. Also to Peggy
Blair & the Messrs Bott & father & to Wm. Lyon. Mrs. Saunders
is quite delighted that you have returned to reside in
Richmond & I assure you I long to do the same thing. We
have heard nothing lately from Sally Gregory but expect her here
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before Christmas when she wants Betty to go with her
to New Orleans which I expect she will do.
We are all in excitement here about the election
of Lincoln to the Presidency, and feel great
anxiety about the result but hope all difficulty will
blow over & may be settled in peace. We have heard
nothing of our folks in Philadpa since you saw
them, and are pleased to learn they are comfortably
located. Poor Mr. [?] has had a sad time of
it but we hope he is in a fine way of recovery.
We are sorry you were not able to see our much
exteemed friend Mr. Holden who has quite recovered
from his severe Rheumatic attack. Ma would be
very glad to get her silver teeth as repaired by Dr.
Harris, and if you hear of any person coming
direct to this place, would be glad if would
send them. If you do not find any body
she thinks they will come safely by Post if packed
in cotton in a small pasteboard or light wooden box
the postage being prepaid. It gave me great pleasure
to hear that you had been so kindly received by
Mr. Blankenships mother & sister and we all sincerely
hope & pray that the connection may be such a one
as will [add?] to the comfort & happiness of all concerned.
Ma joins me in affectionate love to yourself and
Mr. Blankenship & kindest regards to his family &
to all our friends in Virginia & believe me to remain
your affectionate father.
John Millington
Our kind regards to Mr. Seth.