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San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 26th/52

My Dear Mother,

I received your kind & welcome
letter of the 18th Aug. last Thursday morning & I
cannot describe in words nor can you imagine
the pleasure it gave me to once more hear
from you -- to hear that you were all still living
in the enjoyment of health & happiness.

I was exceedingly glad to hear that you had
enjoyed good health during the summer better
than you did the summer previous although you
wrote that you were quite thin, but still if you
enjoy good health & feel smart you will probably
care but little whether you are fleshy or not. I was
very sorry to hear that poor Sister had been so unwell
through the summer & had had so hard a time when
she was so desirous to attend school but I was
glad to hear that she had in a measure regained
her health & was able to attend school quite regularly
& I trust that under your kind & gentle treatment
that she will be better as she grows older & that
her constitution will grow stronger & be better able
to stand fatigue & the changes of climate. I was
also pleased to hear that Charles was well & was so at-
tentive to you & so good in every respect, so regular
to school & church, so smart at work &c & in fact
the accounts from all of you were much better than I an-

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