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18 of 7th mo 1861
Dear sister, Rachel
I have put my name to the receipt as requested.
I was very glad to once more here from Montpe & here no worse nuse from sis [P?]. I had just finished a letter to her & put it in an envelop, when Wm came in & sayed, mother you must put your glasses on, for I have somthing for you to read, on seeing it was a letter I exclaimed I do hope it is from P. when I found it was not, I feared to read it, & canst thou blame me,
Poor cousin Mary Sibley the wounds of her heart are to deep & fresh to be soothed by any one who has not experienced the like, verry truly dost thou say they were a verry united & [hor?]
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monious couple, which makes her loss the greater & her regrets less. I do hope the same [arme?] will be extended to suport & bear her up that has others under like circomstances, & make way whare now their seemes to be none. Is sis Marys helth poorer than when I was their & are her complaints the same.
I agree with thee that this war is dreadfull any way we can fixe it, & what more can we say. I had not felt like saying one word.
I had herd of Marcus Cutters inlisting & coming home on parole & that seemd to come pretty near home to [J?] Davises people I think. Alfred also has inlisted he has not lived here since last fall.
my love to thy neglected sister M and all the rest of my friends M S Varney
