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  Hillsdale, Mich
    Aug 16, 1884

Dear Sister,

   Yours of 12th was duly rec'd.  Lizzie was much interested in your letter with its description & illustration  Claire was very glad to get Anna's letter and will answer it soon.  Lizzie and the children are happy here.  They play in the front yard and garden, with their hammock, flowers, arbor, trees, croquet, unknown.  Other children come in & have lively times.  Frank left for California Monday morning, having been here two weeks.  He wrote from Red Cloud, Neb. Wed. Is getting on well.  Will soon reach Santa Barbara, where unknown & wife are, and where a place is waiting for him in a store.  Says if he finds all

in margins: I write this early because it is so near the time Johny will be here, and we shall be making out arrangements for the next year. We wish to be as pleasantly situated as we can for the Fall and Winter. Often that we unknown not what unknown it will be best to taken I may return to Hillsdale or may remain in N.Y. Can tell better then. Glad you are so well. Hope Anna will continue to improve.