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                     Philadelphia
                        Aug 12th 1869

My darling Cousin

                On my arrival here night before

last (from Cape May) I received your very kind letter; and had I really been as negligent as you accused me of being, I certainly should not have desired so kind a letter from you. I wrote to you and Grandma & the day we left there for Cape May, (which was three days after my arrival from Virginia) I gave the letters to Annie to mail and went away with a clear conscience and exp ected to get answers every mail, but low and behold as I came in the room night before last I spied the letters on the piano. I naturally supposed they were the long looked for answers, but on a closer examination I found to my chagrin that they were my letters that I supposed had been safe in Jerusalem for the past month, my first impulse was to cry but on second thought I concluded that it was better to laugh than be crying; and I looked in the letter-box, and found your dear [?] letter! Oh! how I thank you for it, it was so kind in you to send it. I had a delightful time at Cape May. I never enjoyed myself as much in my life. Last winter could not hold a candle to it. The pleasures there consist of Bathing, boating Riding, moon light walks, and "Balls" or "Hops" Oh it was splendid!! I had about 18 Young Gentlemen friends and about ten Girls we were always together, the Gents were full of fun and found some new enjoyment for us every day. I went to twenty-two Hops. they had one every night for almost a month. I never missed one, I went also to several Conserts, if I can get a large envelope I will send you a programme of a "Ball" (reception of Genl. Grant and the Gray reserves) it was the second best of the season. The president looked very well, his wife is excedingly homely and his daughter also: how I wish I could have spared a few of those pleasent evenings to my friends in Jerusalem, or how much more I should have enjoyed it had you been with me. Mr. [Norton?] was not there at all, he is now in boston. Mother is going to sue for a divorce this coming winter. Dear Cousin I made quite a conquest this summer, now dont laugh at the idea of your no-chin, thick lipped [spiritual?] nosed, Oyster shell eye'd Cousin making a conquest with the nicest and most inteligent young man she ever met. He was almost always my escort. in telling you how I think him I shall use his own words about me in a letter he wrote to another Gentleman friend. he said "Tell Miss Nettie I was very much disappointed at not being able to call on her the day I left, and could I possibly have reached the Cars in time, after calling on her I would have braved the storm to do but it was impossible. tell her her greatest attraction at Cape May for me was her Cheerful face and hearty laugh and I [?] thank her for the many happy hours spent in her company". The first are not his exact words I have almost forgotten them, the last are his, word for word. The bathing was splendid and I know you would have laughed to see the Gents escorting the young ladies in the water as if it were a ball room, there were sometimes five, or six hundred persons in the water at once. I have only one picture of my self in a bathing suit but if Mother will let me I will enclose it for you. it is said to be very good, we have no good picture of Willie but I will send the one taken a year ago. he is much prettier now. I will get the "Lady of Lyons" for you this week.

Kiss darling Grandma for me and

tell her I will write her another long letter in a few days. rem- ember me to Uncle James Cousin Thomas Cousin Jimmie Mr [Shanks?] Willie Manay Aunt Jimmie Aunt Milly and all friends. Good bye write very soon to the one that loves you next to Florense. tell Miss Romina she must catch Cousin Thomas. I am very anxious to call her Cousin, one more Goodbye

          Nettie Rochelle
      Markoe House
         Chestnut St.

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eaven see this letter, I am afraid if I read it over it will meet with the fate of [Hories?] you can tell them what you choose, but do not read it to anyone.