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My Dear Husband, Accept my most heartfelt and grateful thanks, for your most generous and welcome +mas present to myself and our dear Son. We intend to do just what you advise and wish us to do; spend it upon ourselves, in getting necessary clothing, which both need. I cannot and have not made +mas presents since my severe reverse of fortune, and it is a real disappointment to me, that I was not able to give +mas gifts to the few relatives and friends, who have remained loyal to us in our adversity .- I have this satisfaction though, that they all know just how I am situated and therefore I [across top] so much like to see you, dear Richie, and wish that you could and would arrange it, so that you, and I, might meet, my dear husband and have a visit together It would give me much pleasure to see your dear kind, face again. Instead of looking at your large picture, I have handsomely framed, in our library With much love and kisses for yourself, and love to Laura. Good bye, God bless and keep you, safe and well. Your affectionate wife Julia R.P. Dodge