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highly cultivated woman – Her father
lives in St Louis, Mo. Is by trade a jeweler
Brayton writes his children have all
married well, and a settled except the
youngest Son who is still single –
Gulian's daughter Ada is very sweet
Singer – I so wish that I could meet
you again here – that I some times feel
dissatisfied that it is so I cannot do it
I love and cling in memory to my dear
old kindred and childhood friends –
They, and the places I knew in those days
live fresh and green in my memory – The
pieces of Calico given me, when I was last
there for an Album quilt I often look at
it – 'Tis a dear treasured relic – I have Kept
it bright and clean – I have bits of dresses
of nearly all the old friends in it – and
many of my cousins and other friends
the young men gave me bits also to put
in it – It has escaped fires and floods
and was not taken by the Mexicans and
Indians when they carried off most of our
things – and all of Mr Crawford carpenter
tools – Allie and I, talk of you every time we
meet – I hope this will find you all in
comfortable health and enjoying much
of life – Dear Auntie I know when age brings
pain, and feebleness we can't enjoy as in
days gone-by – and then our old friends
are so many of them gone, that we feel left
almost alone – Soon we too will be gone
Much love to all from both Allie and I
and do please write if you are able – if
not I wish some of Cousin Oscar's family
would – Do you know anything about Cous [Cousin]
Wm [William] Fuller? – Lovingly your niece

Josephine .J. Crawford