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My dear Uncle Rutson;
A little while ago I dressed Walker’s arm, it looks all right and seems more and more healed.
Last night before he went to sleep the acute pain that he had had all day almost, suddenly passed off, and he slept all through the night without wa- king. Today he has had less pain than yesterday, and has enjoyed a more successful fishing with James that [struck-through] than William and he had, they caught 13 small [struck-through] fish which we expect to enjoy tomorrow for breakfast. James looks
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well and seems fatter than he has been for some time.
Miss Dunning sends many thanks for the peaches, she had been longing for some as her crop has entirely failed. She sends her love to you.
There was a letter from Josey today in which he says that Aunt Anne had been to see him and had taken her work and sat with him for two or three hours. The doctor has imposed a stricter con- finement than ever. He had been going out on crutches before this letter,
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now I suppose he is back in bed. He sends his regards to you and to William.
Believe me your affectionate ni[e]ce Sarah F[ontaine] Maury.
Miss Dunning says [s]he would be very glad to see you if you would like to see Walker at any time and would give you a welcome either in her own person or by proxy to all her small house affords. I wish [struck-through] hope you will come to see us while we are [?] [struck-through] here.
Please send me some stamps, I do not know whether we can get any here very conveniently.
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Fourth Str[eet][New York, NY] – Friday night 11 Sept[embe]r
William wrote 2 d [‘2 d’ struck-through] yesterday to Sarah (as already named in my letter to you)
her
& said that unless he heard from ^ to the contrary – such as inconvenience to Miss Dunning – he & Sophy would go out on Saturday morning to Dunnington & return in the evening. – No answer by mail [underscored] could come here in time; so I presume
to Stamford [Connecticut]
Walker trudged off this forenoon ^ with the following dispatch, which W[illia]m found here on returning to dinner, & which the servants said was left at the house at 2 p.m.
“Stamford [Connecticut] 11 Sept[ember] [18]63
To William Maury – 365 – Fourth St[reet] [New York, NY] Defer your visit till Monday or Tuesday. – Walker is well. – S[arah] F[ontaine] Maury”
William thinks that Miss Dunning has other guests to entertain until Monday or Tuesday – such as Mr. Gardner, or some of the Richards family. – I think that she was feeling more unwell than ordinarily, & thus requiring Sarah to be more constantly at her side. But we may expect a letter tomorrow, about 11 1/2 a. m., form Sarah, that will explain it all
R[utson] M[aury]
