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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
over. I am so sorry to hear Nina is
losing her hair, but if I were her
I should certainly have it shaved af-
ter Xmas.