McFarland-Russell Letter, August 27, 1871 - Page 4

Orange. Orange County. Texas. Aug. 27, 1871

Miss. Kate. McFarland
[Inserted sketch and pencilled notations - Please let me know right away whether it is large enough so if it is not I can send it back [drawn circle with "diameter" and [width] written inside circle]

Dear Friend
I am once more the happy
recipient of an other one of your very kind and intresting[sic] letters. and am almost
at a loss to know what to write about. Though I will try and muster up something
that will interest you. you wound up by asking me to write a good long
letter so I will try and do so as it is your request. you know how well
you if you dont I will show you. I received your ring yesterday it is a very
heavy one. I will give you the dimentions[sic]of it by letter and if it will not
do I can send it back and exchange for an other. you will find the exact
diameter of it at the bottom of the letter so if it is not large enough
please send me the exact diameter. so I will have no trouble of getting it
the right size. tell your Ma that there is no Jamaca[sic] rum in town
and there is no Brandy labeled French brandy so I will send her the
best Cognaiac[sic]. Dr. [Hewson?] says that that cough medicine I was
telling your Ma about is to be used with an inhaler so it will be of
no use to her as she has not got the inhaler. Dr. [Hewson?] says if it is nothing
but the Bronchitis she has that ^that^ can be cured. he says she ought by all means
send for some competent Physician or if she is able to travel to go to one he says
he dont think the Drs. in that section keep up with the times. he says if your
Ma is not able to travel it will not cost over fifty dollars to have [crossed out text - one?]
Dr go from here up there. and after they see the [patient?] and find out the
nature of the case they will no[sic] exactly how to treat it. if she wont send for
a Dr. keep teasing her until you get her to come down here tell her [that?], Ma.
says for her to be sure and come. That she thinks the change will do her good.
Well Kate I have just got back from dinner as to days Sunday and all hands at home They
gave us fried chicken for dinner and you may believe I got my share. Tom is at
home now must I tell him what you said. he had some pictures taken this
morning and I tried to get him to give me one but he said they were all given away
I was going to send it to you if he had [have?] given it to me but I did not tell
Him so if I had I guess he would have given it to me Mrs. Anderson has an
Album with a music box in it she has just returned from Galveston and
She all ways finds something pretty when ever she goes. I did think that