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Hopes she enjoys her visit to Sedgwick; is happy that she got Mrs. Gwathmey's spectacles; the roof of the new porch has been tinned; they will probably start painting the house next week; Sarah and Nan have not been feeling well; Cousin Lewis returned on Thursday; Elizabeth [Matthew's wife] is coming tommorrow to start arranging for the family's return to Irving Place; Rutson arrived last night and went to talk to Matthew about business matter today; James plans to leave for New Orleans next week; feels that behaves too informally with his sisters; thinks it improper that Cousin Lewis kisses his neices when he greets them or leaves them for Washington; heard from Harriet and Mr. Mees that Harriet intended to stay in Mobile untl the frost, then received a telegram from Harriet saying she was leaving for St. Louis by way of Nashville; Noah Ludlow [Frank's brother] will escort Harriet; wrote to Frank to tell him Harriet's plans; Harriet plans to borrow money, probably frm Mr. Owen; wrote to William and told him that he and Matthew approved of him supporting himself but do not want him to set up business in St. Louis; would like William to work i a hardware, Grocery, or Dry Goods store; Rutson will return to New York from the West before he goes south; Mytton's appetite is very good; Tobin began school today; news of friends; feels that it may be just as well that Harriet is leaving Mobile, as he heard cases of y[ellow] fever there too. 8 pp ALS