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Her mother received a note from Cousin Matt that give information about Lewis [Wm. Lewis Maury, Nan's husband]; they have been busy with mocing and did not get the chance to write to her before now; Lewis's consert arrived at the appointed time; the next letters from him will not be sure here [?] for 2 weeks; visited Cousin Jesse's for a few weeks and has just begun to set up housekeeping; she and her mother have a few rooms in the house and Cousin Anne, Betty, and Nannie have the rest of the house; she is tired of living in other people's houses and is glad to have a house of her own; there is a nice yard for the children to play in; everyone has given them food and supplies; she has had to bur very few things for herself; hears that she has good friends like these as well; feels bad because she cannot return the favors; heard that B had a good time at her house; (3 August) had not planned stay with Cousin Anne because she did not want to be so far away from C[harles, her husband]; hopes she will be able to get a male teacher for Willy; wrote to Cousin Fenella [?] and told her to return her [AFM] mattress and chair to Betty Roper; us not sure if this is what she wanted or not; Charles wrote and mentioned that her [AFM] children had whooping cough; [the letter breaks off abruptly here; possibly a missing page?]; Charles is eating with Jim and Maria [McGruder?]; asls fr the recipe for mending china her Aunt Ann got in Paris. 4pp. ALS