We were delighted to get your letter with the beautiful picture of your little girl in it—1explanatory note

I have been waiting, before writing to thank you, to get some new pictures of our little girls, we have made one effort which was not successful so I have decided not to wait any longer but to send you an old one— The one that I enclose was taken about a year and a half ago—it was very good of the children at the time we thought—2explanatory note

I should indeed like exceedingly to resume our acquaintance—Ⓐemendation When you come East I wish that youⒶemendation would come up to HartfordⒶemendation and spend two or three days with us. Do you often come to New York? I feel as if San Francisco people thought very little of taking that trip which seems to us so great an undertaking—

We are here on the East Hill near Elmira spending our Summer, we leave now for Hartford in a day or two—

Please remember me to Mr Howland.

With very pleasant memories of the few hours that we spent together I remain yours very truly