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She wants me to tell her that I want her - but she is of unclear an unhappy [dispositions?]. I don't know wether I will or not - unclear sent children presents of beautiful white english unclear [Keats?] trimmed with lenupe? - Mary and Lydia Fetter came to see me Ada up and unclear to day - I went to the house of Mrs. Marshall to see the corpse of Dr. Marshall - He looked very natural - I then went to see Ma - Sister Virginia and Belle went with me to Christ Church to the Funeral - a unclear number of people present - Virginia's carriage broke down at the door, and we walked down town - Virginia went home in a unclear - unclear sent for her carriage and she went shopping all afternoon -

Friday May24th 1861 This is a bright morning- I rode at fine _(?)_- me all very well- Making children new aprons Night _(?)_ and _(?)_- Virginia came and took us all to her home to dinner. We spent a pleasant day. Sister Belle came in with her oldest child Mattie with her. They had been visiting, Mattie looked beautiful- she is a very large handsome fat black eyed baby with light golden curls- She is two years old-brought children home at five- Then I went riding with S___ and Virginia- I received a letter from Dr. John La Price. We also had one from Brother Joe he still has the Rhummation- Eva in the night had Croup