What has become of Cousin Jeff all this time, my dear Cousin? We have been in daily expectation of his arrival, & are very much disappointed at not seeing him, or having any tidings of him. The girls have heard once from their mother, but not a syllable has reached us yet from Ashton—we have...

Such an adventure my dear Jane as I have had, “but I will not anticipate,” I suppose that you know that mamma went to Atamasco last sunday to spend a fortnight, with and, Margaret with what aunt Carr calls her fidgetty disposition determined to spend that time with sister C—& accordingly...

I am glad to hear you have acquired the requisite of a good manager the art of scolding well. but Aunt Carr contradicts the account you give of yourself, she thinks you do not exercise yourself enough in that way. indeed from all accounts I think you are not much better than myself in the...

We have been in despair my dear cousin, ever since the news reached us of cousin Jeffs loss on the journey. I trust it is not a very serious one to him, but it is a dreadful thing for us. we had all written long letters by him, letters which we would not have trusted to the mail which we would...

Although we have been nearly a fort night in Richmond, I have nothing to tell you my dear cousin that is worth inking my fingers for; Virginia I suppose has given you full account of the ball, and except on that occasion we have never gone out but to return morning calls.—certainly we have had...

Margret had got this far in her second letter, but could never get a syllable farther, and as I think it a pity to finish waste the paper (money being very scarce) I will finish it to you. I suppose mama told you what a pleasant journey we had down, & how much we were delighted with the sofas...

From your not writing by the last mail I suppose that poor little Pat has taken the measles, but even if she has I think you might have written or have made Mr R. do so, for as you were not well when you wrote last we cannot help feeling a little mortified uneasy at your silence. We received a...

What can be the matter with you. I know you are not dead. you certainly cannot be affronted. your children I am sure can spare you an half hour to write to me: so your reason for not doing it I cannot imagine. it is not want of subject for besides what relates to yourself which is always...

What a painful Winter this has been to you; It was too much, to be tortur’d with the tooth-Ach, in addition to the Measles, however, I consider you were fortunate in the Children not being ill at the same time with you, or and Dolly; I feel very grateful to old Cilla, for her kind attention to...

I am very sure that the eruption that had broken out on you was certainly the Measles. And I flatter myself that you have got through it very favorably. It was in that way they commenced with my Margaret, and she had them more favorably than any of the girls. I think too that your confiniment...