Letter from Wayman Crow to Cornelia Carr, April 20, 1871

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[2993] Thursday 20 apl

My dear Cornelia your letter of Saturday to your mother & Emmas of Sunday to Ned rec^d yesterday—I am glad to hear Miss C. is so well—D^r Eliot who got home yesterday & who I saw last night says he never saw Miss C. looking So well—She must be a marvellous woman & I trust D^r Js influence may give her a few months of Life—we are well— the children keep well, tho' there is a good deal of a +++ cough chicken pox about +++ +++ Leighton hers the former & we all are prevented frm going out with the children there this week as purposed— Rachell +++ children have the chicken pox—

[2993 reverse] D^r Eliot Says he is Sorry he could not be with you to Tea Sunday evening—but I expect he left that night He comes back very much better & said +++ mother improved I had no fatigue on Ned is now considering of Mr. Bredells +++ with frm time[?]—as he (B) goes to +++ for a year or two—& I believe expects to go with Mrs Hitchcock to see it. Mrs Crick[?] (+++ +++) has a son—Mr Yeatman as usual working hard—I take a great deal of intent in unversity & getting a good Chancellor, & Prof. Matalagry[?]— no one fixed on yet Dr E. may bring some news to think of.—

[2994] There has been very little rain in this vicinity we have seen no gross +++ yet—Vegetables are scare & high by reason of draught Mr. Whittaker is about as he was—no dropsy & yet no strength or appitite—Bobwords[?] has gone South with an abscess in one of his calves—all send love.

Yrs truly W.C.

your aunt Cornelia goes in a day or two to +++  M^rs Carter. Yr mother +++  $30 to pay expensesward & +++ have both been here & say they are doing well—

[2994 reverse] Mr. Ranett will have here a week frm to day will be in Boston abt a week the +++ good of Boston go with him perhaps in +++  or +++ frm Boston Ned dont say when he will go on with the the children—he now is considering about going with a Commission +++  with a Mr. Card—as he has not +++ +++ enough at present—& as their office will be +++ near the +++ he will be kept busy going +++ to +++—Sunday +++ [four lines illegible] is to sail to Europe with Wayman & two girls —The weather is now cooler again