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Received his letter containing a check for $2000 in payment for his note of the same amount; having already collected the check; now returns the note [not present]; thanks him for his promptness; is busy today, but will soon send the interest statement; so far all the costs have been more that $6600, and they will get higher; Nan's maternal uncle, Mr. H[oratio] N. Hughes, will probably contribute $2000 as well; thinks the total costs will exceed $8000, though; Lewis is very well and cheerful; he sends Nan a cheerful note almost every day; Nan will not be up to going to the wedding [of her step-daughter, Jane maury; Nan gave birth to a son, Henry, on 30 Aug. 1867]; Sarah and Matthew's daughter, Mary, will go, though; Mytton will conduct the ceremony and Tobin will be the master of ceremonies; he will be unable to attend himself, since he has to work; he and Nan hope that the couple will stop in Wash[ingto]n to see them, instead of going straight to Richm[on]d as they have planned; perhaps a letter from him yo Jane would help convince them; sends love to Sally [his wife]; Sarah plans to leave for Savannah, Georgia on 15 [Oct.] to meet Joseph Weed [her husband, they were married 20 June 1867]; Ann will leave Liverpool on 12 November. 2pp. Cy of ALS