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[across top] I tried to se Mr. Cruikshank in regard to the annoyance Aunt Kates husband has tried to give you. He has tried to worry me too but he cannot do more than what he has. You are all clear and protected by how Mr. Cruikshank told me this a long time ago, because he had all the receipts, that the legacies were paid to the persons designated mine & Freds; Kate only had a life interest. With much love to your self, and praying God to bless you in health and prosperity. and my love to Laura. I remain your grateful wife. Julia.

New York City, Sunday Nov 27th 1887

My Dear Husband; I cannot express to you in words, the deep debt of gratitude I owe to you, for your prompt and generous assistance, in this sudden and unprepared cricis, of our case. After admitting all our proofs found in the City Records, and all those other proofs, of the sale of the property we claim; by Trinity Church Corporation, to our Uncle William Rhinelander, and the record of the Trusteeship on file, proveing the validity of the papers I hold, which I found. The Refferee Mr. Hamilton Cole, gives an illegal decision, without any proofs to sustain his decision; that he believes, the property belonged to Frederick Rhinelander our great GrandFather; were