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Rome, June 26th, Thursday morn
Dearest Mother,
I owe Nina a letter a [mails?] longer
standing than yours, but it seems so long since I have
written to you that I must have a little chat with
you first. I was so glad to get your letter, but I am so
comfortable myself that I can't bear to think of you
not having your [tea?]. If you don't have it when you
get to Mr. [Red's?] could you not get some and keep it for
your own use. I am so sorry to hear you are not well, you
must not get down. I was in hopes you were getting
up. Nina wrote me you weighed 108, and that beats
me, 95 was all I could boast of a month ago. I am going
to the mill again Saturday to see if I have fattened. Last
week I thought I was going to have chills, I felt so badly but
I got some thoroughwort - and took and now I feel quite
well again. I did not know until I got your letter that
the 2 Fitzhugh Lees were in Stuart's brilliant exploit, I am
very glad of it. How is it that you all hear so much more
than I do. But did you hear that red-headed Mary [Magill?]
had married a yankee officer, so Pa writes me, I can't believe
it. Are you not glad the [Brudins?] are are occupying our house
so I suppose there