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Richmond

            Jan 1. 1861

                                    I would have

written before dear Cousin Sally

in answer to your kind letter,

and invitation [but?] had inten-

ded to have availed myself of

the latter had I not been ta-

ken sick with such a severe

cold, and pain in my side

that I am confined to my

room. I intended to have

been with you to-morrow.

            I received your letter Sunday

[?] [she?] [?] did not get Cousin

John's till yesterday and has

been so exceedingly busy with

two important cases which he

cannot possibly leave at present

that he has not even had time

to write you and Mary

            We so very much regret [this? his?]

 

accident [to? so?] her and felt

anxious to know how all progres-

ses but are very much comfor-

ted to know that she is in

such kind hands who [we?] [are?]

[assured?] will do everything

for her comfort as [?] she

could not be better provided

for and feel very much obliged

for the solicitude manifested

throughout your letter both for

her and ourselves.

            We did not hear a word of

the accident till Henderson

brought your letter and all the

information he had; of course

we felt anxious till the arrival

of Cousin John's letter.

            The Doct will write as soon as

he can

            We havent yet heard from Mary's

mother Poor child I know how anxious she feels... and I [don't?]

suppose she can possibly get

down just now.

 

Let me hear from you

soon tell Mary to [?] [?]

to write

            With much love to Cousin

John and yourself.

                        Your [attached?] Cousin

                                                            Ann.