Correspondence (incoming): Ro - Ry, 1887-1902

Princess Rospigliosi

[Marie ? Niece of de Cesuela, N.Y. Rome, Jan. 1 ?

Rome, July 8, 1902

[ Marie Jennings Reid, former name, of New Orleans and Washington]

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I dont know if told you in another letter that I was expecting a little one, or not? but any day now he or she (?) may appear. I am most happy for I dont feel that my home is complete with our children. The Prince is fairly

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estate of which the family are very fond as it was built by our Pope Clement Ninth, but perhaps you will come back to Italy next winter as I know is very dear to you on account of its associations

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[at top of page double oval with crown in center, wording Omnia a Deo, meaning All of God]

Rome July 8 1902

Dear Mrs Stanford:

I really don't know whether I owe you a letter or not but you have been so much in my thoughts in these days, and I have

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rather hoped to hear that you had changed your mind & were coming over here this summer & that perhaps we might persuade you to come and visit us in our country place in Tuscany. It is a charming old

weeks. It is really astonishing how delightfully fresh & cool these old palaces are. So many of my friends have been in London for the Coronation & they with the full account of every thing, the { ? } was horrible but never a murmur all prayed all the

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delighted with the prospects of wishing very much for a son. I have gotten an excellent trained nurse out from London & have made many novenas & countless prayers, so hope with the assistance of our dear Lord all may go well

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with me & mine Next you do something that will make me a very great pleasure send me one of your photographs. I should love so to take a look at you. Rome keeps cool & comfortable & I am very glad as now I am compelled to stay here for some