Letter from Charleston, June 8, 1872 (page 1)
Book 1, Page 199 ·1872
Transcription
A handwritten letter in cursive ink, the upper right corner of the sheet torn away. Dated at top right.
Charleston June 8th /72
Dear Mary, I will keep Tom’s birthday in mind by writing to thank you for your letters which we were so glad to get. It seems a long time in one way since he came to make such a world of difference in our lives, & yet it seems a little while for him to have got on so far into the years, while we find it hard to realize he is more than twenty — Tote’s little Baby is really a lovely little creature, so I dont mind telling you that I overheard Tote say to Kate this morning “he looks like Tom about the forehead” — He has been very sick lately but is not yet too thin to be pretty, just looks like a little minature, with his pale face, delicate features, large expressive eyes, & a ready smile like his Mother’s. Tote’s other children are not special in their looks just now but have
AI Notes
Page 1 of a multi-page handwritten letter dated Charleston, June 8, 1872, addressed to ‘Dear Mary.’ The writer thanks Mary for her letters, reflects on Tom’s birthday (he is now more than twenty), and describes Tote’s little baby — recently sick but pretty, said by Tote to resemble Tom about the forehead. Letter continues onto subsequent scans.
Letter continues on next page.