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Cincinnati Dec 24th 1841 My Dear Husband I received yours of the 15th on the 22d by Egbert which as usual was received with great interest and with feelings of gratitude that you are blessed with health - as for myself I never enjoyed better health - my friends all remark how much better I look since my confinement - my appetite is erasure great but that is easily accounted for (as our friend Louis says) I have another to nourish who is none other than our dear interesting "little Daughter" I am so anxious for you to see her, I am afraid if you do not come soon we shall not be able to teach her who you are. she begins to take notice of things and thinks nothing of laughing aloud so that we can hear her in any part of the room - she occupies much of Mother's and my time, Mother is great assistance to me- she takes care of her little grand-daughter whilst I attend to my sewing and other matters - she is extravagantly fond of the "little pet" and who would not be who is at all connected with her - Egbert says he never saw such a child to keep here eyes fixed on an object - he thinks she is wonderful and is worried if she cries and thinks she must be sick - are you tired of hearing so much about one thing - well I have not yet