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she ore either of her sisters would go to Remsen this Summer. She commenced a letter to you yesterday but was obliged to leave it in order to finish a coat for her Father. - I have just been down to breakfast. I asked her what I should tell Jennie, and she says, tell her to come down. They cannot tell now what time Davie can go up, for some one must first go to Utica and get him a pair of pants. I think he would like to go alone or any way. He wants to see Eddie so much. If you could come down some time this week, then I could go up Tues. or Wednes. next week with him, and leave you for a longer visit. When I say you, I mean you and Mary - We did not go to Rome on the 4th. It looked like rain, and in the afternoon it did rain, making us feel quite complacent about our discretion. We had a pleasant time. Going to the woods, and setting table in the yard, formed part of the anticipated pleasures of the day, but neither would be on account of the rain, but we had a bountiful board spread within, with green wreaths around the cake plates, and a red, white, and blue bouquet in the center of the frosted cake. We hear of victories in Gen. Meade's army. I noticed last night that the Union flag was floating down town. Do you think Lee will be captured? Annie thinks her cousin Tommie Griffith, brother in law to John D. Jones is engaged in the fight at Getysburg &c. He was in the 14th but having enlisted to fill up the ranks had to remain 5 weeks after the regt. returned. He did not anticipate such a result, and was very much disappointed.