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Has been reading in the volume of the Bible that Lewis gave her and was reminded of her and her family; (5 June) receieved a letter from Nannie, who said that she [AFM] was moving her possessions to Richmond; {18 June) is writing letters of introduction for the Rev[erend] Lot Jones who is going to London; Uncle Rutson is pleased with the Great Exhibition; he wants her to go to England after he gets back, but she does not want to go; Harriet might come to visit this summer, and she would like to see her; she would also like to see Uncle Rutson, who has been gone for almost a year; Rutson planned to have a photograph of himself taken in London, but he needed to have an appointment made in advance, so he will not be able to do so; the parlor is being painted; they only have one painter working, but he is a good one; Harriet says that Frank has been confirmed and taken communion with her; she is very glad; (22 June) Uncle Rutson is home; he looks well and happy; he has many new cravats; he stayed with the Bolds in Welfield Place; (5 July) they had a quiet 4th of July; she misses Tobin; even if he comes back, he wil be different; hopes that God will watch over him; she and Mytton visited the Drapers; a brother of one of their servants left on the same ship that Tobin did; he had a good job and was well-loved by his family, but he developed a desire to see the world; his sister was upset that he went; wrote to Tobin to ask him to look out for the boy; friends of Mytton and James were killed at the battle of Fair Oaks; Miss Van Ness's brother Eugene died; the Haddens are in the countryl Harriet's children have the [w]hopping couch; Mytton is going to the Drapers today; wishes that she, Lewis, and their children could come to visit; William and Fontaine are in Liverpool; Fontaine is working at the foundry that used to be Fawcett & Preston's; sends regards to all the family. 4pp. ALS Including Ts of ALS, 6pp.