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Blenheim December 18th 1864

Sunday evening

Your long and delightful

letter dearest Mother was received

by Wednesday mail,and I can't tell

you how glad I was to get it. When

your letter was written I see you had

not received my letter of the 9th, nor

Nina the one of the 11th but I hope both

have come to hand [?] this. I have

gotten all your letters, and two of them

were very long on the road. I had

a letter too from dear Father by the last

mail saying he had gotten released

from his place at Mr. Scott's and written

accepting Mr. [Cable's?] offer, and that you

and he would be together, oh dear

Mother I am so glad, I do hope you will

both be more comfortable now than

you have been for a long long time, but

do pray write and tell me where Mr.

Cable [hires?] for. I have asked Pa over and over

and he never answers and I have not

the least idea. He seems to think Sister

will go too, but she has not said a word

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about it in her letters to me. I ham so

glad Father will not be out in that

office any more. I hope you all will

have a pleasant Xmas, but I am afraid

poor Nina will be very lonely when you

are gone. She will have gotten a good

start tho on the winter, for the year

always seems to me half gone by the

first of January. I hope you will

have good weather for your journey

and shall feel anxious until it is