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Wm. Crosby appears in very good health & spirits. He thinks though he wants to go home a few weeks this Summer. but I persuade him it is better not. Certainly it is not cost him a hundred dollars at least; and he may just as well stay a few months longer till we get through. I guess I must send you "Combes' Infancy". So you can have help to stick to your own theory of managing Babies, with. I do believe Lucy ought to keep high necked & long armed dressed on Percie. He certainly has a tendency to Croup already. And nobody that ever saw him can say that he is not good looking enough for all practical purposes in in any kind of dress. You know I have always thought even Mayo looked well enough so that it was not necessary to hurt him seriously in dressing him to look well By the way Ettie you ought to pay the Expenses of your trip to Milo and Brownville, horse hire etc. best horse & most comfortable carriage to be got at the stables; and no more than fair for you to pay all the expense - no matter who goes with you. No fear of your money holding out. Your Credit is good with Eliab who is my Banker, or Samuel either. I left $400.00 with Furber & Metcalf, and perhaps may send on more by Charles, not reckoning that spent before you get there. Spend money for any thing you want for yourself or others. You know how I prefer you should spend money rather than spend yourself. I wont object to your spending all the money you please even for others, as you know; but I do not like you to spend yourself for any thing. Dear Ettie this is a long & silly letter - but you must excuse it for you know there is only half of me -- less than half I guess --- here now to write letters.

   Write me letters long & often all about my Ettie & my Mayo and about all the rest of the folks.

Do not let Mayo tumble out of bed. The best way would be to have a bed one side against the wall, and then keep him on that side. In the Middle between two person is liable & apt to be too warm for him

                                               Most Affectionately
                                                                             Isaac S.M