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5 Hanover St[reet] [New York, NY] 1 Sept[ember] – 3 3/4 p.m.

I rec[eive]d first thing this morning your letter from Mr. & Mrs. [Bayleffe’s ?] of 13/17 ult[im]o [13/17 August] – enclosing copy of Tobin’s to you of the 15 June, and a note to Aunt Eliz =abeth – all 3 of which are now in Matthew’s amiable pocket & on their way to Cornwall [New York]. – I will think of the Melon seeds the next good one we eat; but the weather at present is too cool to eat Melons with any pleasure. – The very last one we had was the best I have tasted this year. –

W[illia]m has gone back to Orange [New Jersey], after bringing me the same A/1 report of Walker as for several days past. He now walks out daily several times a day.

W[illia]m & Sarah divided the watch last night. -I shall be glad when the need of this watch (for wetting bandages only) is at an end. – I walked down Broadway so fast this morn[in]g that I perspired freely, & as

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the day has been cloudy & cool I feel cooler than agreeable until I raise steam again by walking home to dinner.

I have been interrupted by the receipt of 2 letters, one of them dated yesterday from Mrs. Greene, in her characteristic style, & the other from Harriet dated 28th.

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She says – “There has been a great change in the weather. [Corney?] had 2 or 3 slight chills. Franky is today very much better. Maggie is quite well. Molly had a severe diarrhea during the last night, but it is better today: she has taken a number of small doses of chia seed. The baby is well but cross. And I am rather the worse for nursing the children at night. – I have been up a great deal the last 2 weeks; & during the day I seldom get a quiet nap; so I feel rather tired. My neck has been very troublesome, but it is getting better. - \ I am sorry Louisa has been so sick. I have not written to James yet; I’ll do it tho’. \ I think Rutson’s wife must be a kind, motherly sort of person.

No one but [Corney?] has had any chills. I wonder she & her mother & Sophy are not sick oftener than they are; for they take little or no exercise. \ We are losing our cabbages these clear moonlight nights: 7 went the night before last. As they are very fine ones, & worth 10¢ a piece we don’t like it.

I am beginning to clothe the children for winter again. They have on their under shirts & woollen stockings already. It is extremely cold for this season of the year.” – This is not all of her letter, but it is enough. – I shall probably enclose to you my next, the letter from Mrs. Greene. –

Gold to-day pretty steady at 127 c 127 1/4