BLACKWELL FAMILY   GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE [A general] L M Abbott
New York Infirmary
126. 2 Avenue
July 29. 1866.

My Dear [Kitty],
Hearing
your heart might grow
faint and  your courage
fail you, thereby [ ]
me of the pleasure of receiving
a letter filled with  a
glowing description of
your [ ] reception,
and [ ] [East] in general
I [ ] the opportunity
this morning in writing.
I hope you have realized
all you anticipated,
and at the present moment


looking as blooming and
sweet, as if you had been
born a country lass  
My bump of curiosity has
grown wonderfully since
you left and I find 
myself wondering how
Kitty and the Capt. are  getting
along, and if her friend 
Marion realizes how dangerous
it is to have a City Lady
playing the agreeable to
the opposite sex?  What about
French?  Moonlight walks
&c. You must write me 
all about them.
The hospital with all
its connections remain 
status quo.  Dispensary increasing
wonderfully as well as the
 
heat.  I am trying to keep
cool but fail completely.
Dr. Hall has not collapsed
yet which is very fortunate.
Dr. Emily is as charming
as ever and will soon
go to the seaside if nothing 
prevents.  I received a little
missive from Floey yesterday
she was anticipating great
pleasure in going to the
sea side.  Do you think
of going there?
Please write soon
that is a dear good Kitty.
Affect. your friend.
L, M. Abbott[*Dr. Lucy Abbott*]

New York Infirmary.
August. 18th./.68

My dear Kitty.
     Your letter dated
July 31 reached me last evening
and right glad was I to hear from 
you.  I had almost come to the
conclusion that my adoption
had been forgotten and I had
serious thoughts of going to Doctor
to get proof of the fact.  Four
long weeks, which almost seem like 
years, have past since I kissed
you good bye, and this is the first
 word from you, I am very glad to 
hear your eyes are doing so nicely, 
and hope they get so much in 
the habit of doing well that you will 
have no trouble with them after your
return. Everything remains as you
left them [it] with the exception of thewards.  They have put of their coat
of dirt and now sport a beautiful
coat of pea green.  We are all tempted
to take up our abode in them, they 
were finished today.  The weather 
is delightful here, almost as charming
as Martha's Vineyard I should think
and if we could have the sea bathing
in our backyard we would get up
opposition to you and I dare say Floy
would come and spend a few days 
with us and I almost think Alice
would too.  Since Doctor Elizabeth left
us I have ordered dinner, and I
think you will smile when I tell
you we have had no meat all fish
until today, I ordered steak for Dr. Emily
if she should come tonight.
Wednesday Morning
No Dr. Emily and of course we must eat
meat for dinner and as it would not
be dignified for the housekeeper to run
away I must remain and eat it too.


I presume Dr. Elizabeth has tried the
effects of salt water on her blue bathing
suit ere this and feel the benefit of it.
I am sorry that I am such a goose
as to have to stay always on land, can
scarcely look at the salt water without
thinking of the whale that swallowed
Jonah - Thursday morning -
Dear Kitty you will see it takes
some time for me to finish my
letter.  Dr. Emily arrived safe and
brown last evening.  I was out and
did not see her till this morning
I only wished I looked just as brown,
and as for appetite I have a good
share now.  do not need to leave
New York to improve it.  Miss
Oliver and Dr. Porter, wish to be
remembered - By the way, Kitty we
had some of your blackberry pie
for tea tonight.  If we could only
have your new milk we should
be quite equal to you.  What do youand your friend Maria think
of the stronger sex now?  Have
you not found one that is
not faithless?  I think I
have Kitty, for I met our 
Prof. and he said he believed
his heart would brake if Miss
Barry did not come back into
the class this fall. - As for me
he said, I was so wicked he should
have to give me up -
Please remember me
to all the sea side friends
and do write again Kitty,
it gives me great pleasure
to read your letters, and 
to have the assurance we
are indeed cousins.
Affect. your "cousin"
Lucy.[Adkinson]

Dorchester, Mass
October 2, 1931

Dear "Miss Barry:" -

Mother and I both send greeting
to you on your happy birthday, and
we wish you many pleasant returns
of the day.  Mother will think of you
in the green shade of our maple trees
in the back yard, where the wild
asters are in bloom and the three
cats attend her.  I shall remember
you in the laboratory among the 
glassware  and bacteria, and while
I inject patients in the clinic.
The cats would be more concerned
about your comrade, Sir Jock, who 
takes such good care of you, and 
because he is proud of you and all
that concerns you, including your birthday,
the cats, also, through Sir Jock, wish 
you joy and prosperity.  The yellow
cat, Aureus Wag-em-tail Bart, purrs
deeply and rhythmically, lifting his front paws, 
rubbing his nose in your hand, and escortingyou into the house, after he has met you
at the front gate. The short-tailed gray cat, 
"Bobby" will leap into your lap, turn around
and gaze adoringly into your face. The 
little black stray, will cry "mew, mew, 
mew" continuously, until Aureus gives him
a tap to be still.  Jock, because he wears
a black coat, would be most interested in 
the Blackie, which climbs high up into trees
becomes frightened and mews for help
and encouragement before he will put his 
tail down and start down.  Jock probably
thinks that trees are the proper places
for cats! In character and in his opinions
of men and events, jock K.B, D.S.C., etc., would find 
companionship with Aureus, who although only 
a baronet, comes from a fine old family
and is a true aristocrat.  Aurens has an old
maple table in the living room, which is his
especial property.  the table cover is a  yellow-
prim-rose colored brocade with figures in gray 
and silver, which harmonizes with the buff and
orange of his apparel. When he was little, 
he used to curl up and just fit the circular
medallion in the center.  When his friend
from the Animal Rescue League called to 
make sure that he liked his new boarding
place, she found him there; - fluffy yellow

kitten on the primrose table cover asleep in
the sunshine, and after a talk with Mother, 
she went away content. Inconsiderate
people books and papers on the table
and Aurens pushes them off out of his way. 
The other evening, Aurens was feeling in 
high spirits, and growled good naturely
to the world in general, "This is good meat
and no one else can have it!" When I 
showed him another piece of meat, he looked
admiringly at it, sitting down and making 
no effort to take it, "Come, growl a little" said
I.  "RRR" said Aurens in his throat, just
barely loud enough to be heard. "Growl some more"
said I. "Rh, Rh, Rhrrr!" said Aurens pleasantly
"Now, give a real growl", said I.  "Rrrrrrr"
said Aurens, very loudly, reaching up a 
paw for the meat.  He repeated this
performance with three different pieces of meat. 
"Now" said I, stroking him, "Get up and
make a bow, which he did, dipping his 
head and lifting his tail. So, with all
good wishes for the coming year, Aurens waves
his tail to you and purrs, Bobby jumps
into your lap and gazes with admiration
and Blackie climbs down from his tree, 
and runs to you, all silky and jet black
crying "mew, ew, ew, ew!" Good luck to 
you and Jock, "all through the year".
     October fifth is good date for a birthday.
It is Beth Atwood's birthday too, and who 
could be nicer than she? One of my schoolPETER BENT BRIGHAM HOSPITAL
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     Physician-in-chief
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chums was born on that day, and a more
jolly true-hearted friend I never had.
People born on October fifth seem to be
in a special class all by themselves. 
You are fortunate to spend the day at
the Vineyard, where, I trust, you have clear
cool, blue weather. 
Mrs. Carr and I were speaking of you today, 
she seems quite well and comfortable, except
that her neck and back feel "itchy"
when she tries to sew.  She is living
in her little house out in North Easton, 
and she drives back and forth in her
car.  She is the same jolly, friendly
person that she has always been. 
Vineyard mails are so pecualiar that
I send this letter early.  Please give my
love to Miss Blackwell and all the Vineyard
friends.  I spent the vacation at home this 
year, and painted the kitchen and pantry
light green, and made was on moths, 
buffalo bugs and fleas.  Does Jock know
any sovereign remedy for fleas?  (the cat kind)?
With all good wishes, Sincerely yours, 
 June Adkinson.West Brookfield Nov. 15th 1864
Dear Kitty
I now sit down to answer 
your interesting letter which 
I received a long time since and 
should have been answered before 
this had I had a minutes time.  
I was very much pleased to think 
you had not forgotten me.
I have been attending school in 
New Braintree center this fall have 
boarded with my brother; have had 
a very pleasant time. Have studied 
Arithmetic, Geography and Grammar. 
My school closed last week, but I 
intend to commence going againnext week, in our own district. 
I should think it would seem 
very strange for you to go to school 
now after being at home for so 
long a time. Are you taking 
music lessons now? 
It is snowing very fast and has 
been all day. I think we shall have 
sleighing by tomorrow feel it is very early 
in the season to have snow. 
A few weeks since my brother 
Nathan visited New York he had 
a very pleasant time said he 
passed your residence. I wished 
I had been with him. I certainly 
would have called to see you. I 
would like to see you very much 
now. Why did you not come out 
here this summer I think I 
should have enjoyed your visit 
very much when you were here 
before if I had been well. My 
health has been very good 

since then. I never  was as 
well before as I have been 
this fall have gained ten pounds 
since I went to New Braintree in 
ten weeks and I think that is doing 
pretty well. 
Clara Barlow has been spending 
a few weeks at home mother 
enjoyed her society very much while 
she was in the neighborhood. 
She left yesterday morning for 
Petersham where she is to teach 
this winter. I suppose Maria is 
to attend school in Ware this 
winter. I have not seen her since
 I received your letter so I have 
not shown her that sketch of your 
house. I should think it might 
be a very pleasant place by the 
looks of the drawing. 
Kitty have you any photographs 
of yourself now if you have and 
have any to spare I should be veryhappy to receive one. 
Friday P.M. I now sit down to 
finish this letter which I commenced 
several days since feel did not 
have time to finish it then. It is 
quite good sleighing now. I had 
a ride in a sleigh yesterday 
for the first time this winter. 
A few days since I attended a 
missionary meeting in N. Braintree. 
There was a returned missionary 
there from Micronesia that 
addressed us. He showed some of 
the apparel that the natives wore 
on that Island it was very different 
from what we wear. 
I do not think of any thing more 
that will be interesting to you. 
Hoping to hear from you soon,
 I remain your friend, Carrie A. Adams

West Brookfield March 15th/65
Wed. Afternoon
Dear Friend Kitty,
Your letter of Jan.
15th was duly received and I am almost
ashamed to answer it now
at this late period however I think 
I will.  for I think you will excuse
me for this time.  When I received
your letter I was attending school
in New Braintree I went one week
after that and was taken sick and
had to leave.  I had got all tired
out going to school so long.  I had
been twenty-one weeks without have
one weeks vacation longer than
I ever went before at once. I am
taking music lessons now have
been for five or six weeks. Practice
three hours & a half a day and 
sometimes four hours. are you taking
lessons now I suppose you have
improved very much in music 
since you used to practice on
our Piano.
Iona wished me to describe to you
how we spent Christmas.
Our family with several of my aunts
and cousins were invited to
a cousins Saturday evening where
they had a very beautiful Christmas
tree. Filled with many preasants.
I had several. There were sixteen of
us there and I can assure you we
had a very pleasant time.
I should judge that Christmas was
not observed as much here as in

New York, by many, I think your
silver sugar bowl and cream
pitcher must be very handsome
and I would like to see them very
much. you wrote your friends
had much fun over them and
wished you not to set up "house
keeping" without giveing [your] them
"due notice" and certainly I hope
you will not without doing the
same by me.
We have been haveing very unpleasant
weather for about a week past it is
about four weeks since the sleighing
went off and it is very windy
now and rains most every day.
We had beautiful sleighing for a long
time this winter and I think very
likely one shall have more yet. 
Mr. Barlows people will moove to
Ware the first of April and it
will be very lonely here for usI shall miss Maria ever so much
although she has been gone a
great deal lately. I suppose you
hear from her occasionally.
I believe Eliza starts tomorrow
for Staten Island, she was in
here last evening and said she
should see you as she went
through New York so I thought
I would write this and sent 
it by her.
I thank you very much for
your photograph think it is
a very good one.
I can not think of any thing more
to write now that will interest
you and I do not know as
what I have written will. I do
not know as you will think
this letter worthy of an answer
but if you do I shall expect to 
hear from you soon.
From your friend C. A Adams

West Brookfield, Nov. 6th 1865.
Dear friend Kitty,
It is a long time since
I received your welcome letter, but do
not think you are forgotten because
you have not heard from me sooner.
and let me excuse myself by telling
you the reason why. When your letter
came I was attending school and was
very busy with my studies. when vacation
came we had a housefull of
company, so that I had no time
to do any thing but wait upon
them, school commenced again and
continued eight weeks, we arehaving a vacation now of one 
week. Finally 
I have resolved to do 
one thing which I ought and that 
is write to you. But who cares to
write unless they can amuse, interest, 
or instruct their correspondent. 
My case certainly seemed hopeless. For 
not being particularly brilliant 
I cannot hope to amuse, then certainly 
I do not expect to interest you. 
And lastly as to instructing that is 
more out of the question still. 
So Kitty- what shall I do? Give it 
up? Never! when I may as well 
begin and ask you. How did do? 
I am well and hope you are the 
same. 
Neania Barlow visited here a few 
weeks ago she spent the night with 
me. I enjoyed her visit very much. 
I think they like their new place 
very well. How are your eyes now?

Have you ever had any operation 
performance on them? Are you attending 
school now  If you are what are you studying?  
We are having a  course of Lectures here 
this Neider, Kris, Miss Anna E. Dickenson 
and of B. Gough have lectured. 
I attended Miss Dickensons lecture  
probably you have heard her. She 
is a fine speaker isn't-she? 
Enjoyed the lecture very much. 
Kitty: we have sold our farm and 
are going into the center of the place 
to live. We are having a house built 
now it will be ready for us to go 
into next Spring. I think it will 
be much pleasanter for us to have 
been very lonely since Ms. Barlows 
people moved. I hope you will 
excuse this letter if it is not very 
long, as it is getting late. I hope to 
hear from you soon if you think this[Carrie Adams]
letter worthy of an answer
I hope by another summer when
we get settled in our new house
you will come and make me a
visit.
From your affectionate friend
Carrie Adams.

Miss Carrie A. Adams
Care Sidney Adams Esqr.
West Brookfield
Mass.[F Alofson]
Brack's Doelen 
Hotel
Amsterdam
Feb 22nd 71

My dear Kity,
A thousand thanks
for your kind letter
which I received this
morning and read
with great pleasure.  
I have entirely recovered
from my accident
which happened while
skating, in turning the 
wind took me backwards and my skate 
catching in a crack
threw me with great
force on my left foot, 
breaking my ankle
in the fall - at first
the pain was very
severe, but all went
on so well and so
fast that now in two
months time from
which the accident
happened I can say
that I walk without
pain and as if nothing
had happened.  The
break was just above

the ankle and the
surgeon says was the
small bone of the
leg, there was a great
deal of inflammation
and some little blood
vessels breaking made
the blood settle around
the ankle and nothing
could be done to the 
bone just at first
and the rubbing that
had to be gone through
every morning was
perhaps the most
painful of all, butnow that all is over
I don't mean to remember
any thing more about
it only I shall take
very good care not
to get into any kind
of such mischief again.
All my friends were
so kind and I had
no ends of visits and
cards.  The people who
only knew me by
name sent to the
surgeon to ask after
me so on the whole
I did not have such a bad time
as might have been
expected.  One does not

know how much 
one can bear until
one has tried.  My
own father was surprised 
to see how
still I kept without
any one telling me to
be quiet and my french
maid nursed me with
a patients and kindness
that has made
me very much attached
to her - 
Amsterdam is very
chill this season in
the way of balls and
parties though in
concerts and theatrethere are plenty - this
war has sent many
artists out of France
and the other countries
have a chance to hear
them - there is now
a very good French
troop playing in the
German theatre and
we soon are to have
an Italian oficer who
will give two or three
representations -
Our Hotel is almost
always full and I had
for neighbour a german.
I think while he stayed
I did very little in 


the way eating him and
very much in the
fighting one I declaired
that the King of Prussia
was only a doll in
the hands of Bishmarck
and he answered that
the French Emperor
was no better.  I told
him that the Prussians
were blood thirsty
and brutal and did
not know any thing
about manners and
his answer was that
the French were all
show.  I said thata French man would
never have disputed
or answered a lady
as he had done and
that that showed
that my opinion 
about the Prussians
was right - after that
for a long time I did
not see him and
now my neighbour
who is a Dutch man
is as much for the
French as I am so we
have no need to do
battle on that score - 
What a pity that


Mrs. Sam's new baby
is not a boy - how
many children 
has she now?
I did not know before
I received your letter
where Miss Anna was
we are both glad to 
hear that her house 
is not damaged and
that she is well - 
We had the fullest
intentions of going to
America in April
but papa is now
rather uncertain
and does not knowwhat he shall do - 
Where is Mrs. H. Blackwell?
That is to say
I do not know her 
new name though
her husband was
introduced to me.
I have a cousin who
is going to America
on the 8th of March
to try his luck of
making a fortune
in Colorado he stays
a little while in New
York and as he knows
Miss Marian he may

see her -
I went out sleigh riding
in a real dutch sleigh
and never laughed 
so much as the first
time I went into one.
there is only place for
one lady who sits a 
little sideways so that
gentleman who 
sits behind as if on
horse back can drive 
the foot man stands
on the side and if
there is a second gentleman
he stands on
the side to which thelady who is in the 
sleigh looks like horse 
or horses are decorated 
with feathers and many 
coloured streamers of 
silk and a funny kind 
of little [c??ette] of bells
the whole town out 
is extremely picturesque 
and during the sleighing 
the Parks were crowded
with these funny [socks?] &
charms. The dutch sleighs
are also made to go on 
the ice when it is strong
enough - 
Papa joins me in kindess
regards to Dr. and yourself
and with much love

[*Believe me
Your sincere friend
Francis Alofsen
Shall I most [Si?] the 
pleasure of almost this letter.*][*Appel*]

c/o Alderman W. L. Beurle,
331 Victoria Park Rd. 
N. E.
July 15th. 1908.

Dear Miss Barry, 
For some time past I 
have thought I would like to 
see you & Dr. Blackwell &
have a talk when you chanced
to be in London. Miss Leigh
Browne told me some time
ago that Dr. Blackwell had 
met with an accident & had
not been so well since; but
she did not seem to know
anything very definite as to
what Dr. Blackwell's
condition is.  Nor have I beenable to get any information 
from Mrs. Browne.  Events of
late have convinced me that 
the time is at hand when 
the sexual problems which 
Dr. Blackwell has treated
so ably in her Essays will 
have to be faced by the world, 
and I cannot help thinking
that much good would be 
done if the substance of 
her Essays could be presented
in some simpler form which 
would serve for the wider
world and not for the
medical profession only.

Then, too, much that Dr. Blackwell
has written could be carried
a good deal further & be
rendered more useful still,
if a theosophical introduction
could be added or a
theosophical view be taken
of her basic teachings. Her
writings lend themselves
much more easily to a
theosophical treatment than
to a merely medical treatment.
I am introducing the
subject into our Theosophical
Society here, & [some] those to
whom I have shown herEssays think them very fine.
But they need explanations
[to ???] to link them to the 
theosophical teachings & 
to enrich them. I know 
De Blackwell is sympathetic 
with theosophical ideals & ideas - & I thought I should 
like to mention this subject 
to her, & my view about the
need for a simpler &
theosophical [presentment?] 
of the subject, in addition 
to , or side by side with the 
medical presentment which 
she has already so ably
given. I donot know 
whether she is able to receive 
letter s& give any opinion 
about such matters now, so 
I am sending this to you in 
the hope that you will be able to speak to 
her about it, if she is equal to it
With kindest remembrance, Yours very sincerely
Louise Appel.Neubau Sanitas, 
Eichwaldstrasse
Woerishofen, 
Bavaria. 
5 June 1910.

My dear Miss Barry, 
I have today seen the
notice, in Friday's "Daily News,"
of dear D. Blackwell's passing over.
She had reached a ripe and serene
age, and had the pleasure of 
seeing her pioneer work spread
all over the world.  It is not 
granted to many to see their life's
work so successfully carried to 
its issue, and though her passing 
away was natural and not 
unexpected at that ripe age yet
it cannot fail to leave a great
blank in your life, - devoted to her asyou have been for so many, many 
happy years. The week-end which 
I spent with you both at Rock
House some years ago is one of 
the pleasantest of memories, and 
after seeing you together in your
home-life I realised what
great help and congenial 
companion & friend you were
to our dear Doctor. Strange
to say, I was looking at the 
photographs which I have, only 
yesterday and thought I 
would have D. Blackwell's 
framed and hung on my 
wall so that all patients
who come to me here [may] might
see the one who opened the 
way to women.  I have 

taken rooms here for one year, 
& have bought a little furniture
for them, and only came into
them yesterday. At present the 
walls are quite bare; so I was 
looking through my few photographs
to see which to have framed, and
thought D. Blackwell's would
be a most appropriate one, as I am the 
first woman to practice at Woerishofen
and she was the first woman to 
practice in Europe and America. 
I wish you could come to Woerishofen
[for] and see us & the system of 
medical treatment here.  We are 
all of us (5 men & myself)
reform - medicals, following the
line of reform started by Kneipp,
and the place has never had anorhodox "serum" or vivisectional 
doctor & is not likely to have, I 
regard it as an extremely important 
spot in the [w] world, - the centre
and Mecca of medical reform, and , 
some day also, I hope , of a reform medical school 
which some of us would much 
like to start here   & thence spread 
in the world. It is this hope to 
see a reform medical teaching 
started, which decided me to 
take rooms here & start in consulting practice.
The officials have put every
possible obstacle in the way; but 
it seems that the law permits me 
to put up a plate with my English 
qualifications on it though it does 
not allow me to practice as a 
doctor (since I am not a German 
doctor and may not practice as an English doctor); 
the law does however
allow non-medicals (quacks)
to practice the healing art, so
 I have given notice to the 

officials concerned & have told
them I put up my plate as an 
:English doctor" and shall practice
as a "quack." They had not 
foreseen that, and were a little 
dumb-founded and have taken 
no further steps yet. If they do 
raise further technical 
difficulties, I am advised by one 
of the doctors here to refer the 
matter to the English Consul at 
Munich. I donot know who 
he is, or whether he is likely to 
be sympathetic with the vivisectional
methods.  Dr Kleinschrod, one 
of the reform-doctors here, sees 
clearly also as regards the social
moral question, C.D. [posts?] & such
like, and is doing much good 
along that line too. I wish youwould come and see us, as you 
could then tell some of the 
women medic's in America
what is going on & could perhaps
interest them in the movement.
This is a table-land & has
lovely pine forests.  People come 
from all parts of the world,
and there is happy, free,
unconventional aspect about the 
life & place which is delightfully
refreshing.  We are one hour's 
railway journey from Munich,
and there are hotels & pensions,
and a Casino where I read 
the newspaper.  We get a 
glimpse of the Alps in the distance
& are not far from other Oberammergau.

I have written these particulars
because you have been so much 
in the medical movement with 
Dr. Blackwell and are, I know, 
interested in her work, - in 
the work which she began and 
which we younger people must
carry on in [her] the spirit in which she
carried it on. 
With my very best wishes and
sincere sympathy with you in 
this loss of her physical presence, 
Believe me, 
dear Miss Barry, 
Your very sincerely, 
Louise Appel.[*(Appleton)*]

52 Emmanuel Rd. 
West Hill 
Hastings

My dear Miss Barry
Just a few lines to ask your 
forgiveness in not answering 
your very kind letter before.
I have been very busy these last
few weeks. I have been letting
a bedroom and sitting room
combind, and I have had two
very nice partys in.  the first
party consisted, Husband 
and Wife and child, for a
week.  the next were twoyoung Ladies for another week.
and next Saturday I expect another
young Lady for a week
or two.  there is only one thing
we dont much care for and that
is sleeping on the floor, but in
time we hope to furnish our
other bed room in the meantime
dear Miss Barry I dont care
what I do so long as we
can keep this house on and
pay our way.  of course I
went a little back when my
dear Alf was ill, and that

is pulled up now I am thankfull
to say.  had it not been
for your very great kindness
I dont know what we should
have done, and if I could
only do a little letting in the
summer I feel sure we shall
be able to get on.  Vy glad
to say Alf is quite well,
and so is our dear little
Daisy she does not forget
you. she often speaks of you.
Now dear Miss Barry how
are you all getting on.I often think about you, and
wonder when we shall meet again
hope the Dr keeps well.  how is
poor old Don. I often think
how I should like to take them
for a run. and give them duster,
has four [fine] friends come
from America. I had a letter
from home the other week. Walter [?]
has been very ill again, poor
fellow he has his health very 
bad. poor George he is just
about the same.  the others
are well, as I trust yours
are with love. Dear Miss Barry I am
yours  Maggie Elliott Appleton60. Warwick Road
Earls Court
July 6th 1880.

My dearest Kitty
Again it seems a long
time since I heard anything 
of you. I hope you have 
lost the rhuematism you
complained of in your
last letter. I have never
suffered from that but
am sure it must be a
most painful malady.
We are in this stuffy
Babel again - we came
back about a fortnight
ago after paying ten days
visit to my sister in law
& her husband at
Shoeburyness, the landof Gunnery. George much
 enjoyed- having his three 
small Cousins to play
 with, it was very entertaining
 to see them play together
 and make each other's 
acquaintances . I am going 
to take him to Birkenhead
 next week for a fortnight
 then in August we
 hope to get to the sea
 for three weeks or a  
month where we
 shall be alone for two
days while Arthur is
at Swansea at the
British Association.

My [?] boys is now
advanced to a sailor
which is very boring he looks
in there - the pet keeps very
well. I am not hoping
he will not always be
the only one! I hear very
much better accounts of
Mother. Southport seems
to suit her wonderfully.
[?] her sleeping from
11 at night to 7 or 7.30 next
morning! it is what she
has not done for years!
I am very glad to think
they are not going back
to Merton Beach. I believe
([?]) there muchhave been some very
unhealthy point in that
house. I hope you & Dr.
are well and that you 
have good news of all
the good people in
America. Do write to me
soon and with much
love to yr.self & Doctor
Believe me
Yrs always affec.ately
Dick Atchison

How time passes! our boy 
will be three years
old on Saturday!60 WARWICK ROAD, 
EARLS COURT. S.W.

Such a fine October, for 
it seems to shorten the 
winter so much. Our boys
are in perfect health at
present - George busy at
school again.  they have
both had whooping cough
this summer, but had it
very mildly & have got over
it splendidly. these childish
ailments are a great
anxiety. With much love
to yourself and Doctor
Ever dear Kitty
Yrs very affec ately
Dick Atchison