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Mrs Wm A Couper Savannah Georgia
R.C. King
17th january 1856 Thank you for another of your affectionate letters. As delightful as it is for me to read your dear letters I beg you will not tax your precious health by writing so often. I say this very reluctantly for I do love to get your letters my darling (Tootie)? I hope my precious _____ and the little Mulatto girl get safe to Savannah. If so he will have told you what a miserable time he and Butler had setting___in the old wash room. They must have felt the contrast from when you lived at that dear place. I am sorry your seem so reluctant to have Bell. She has had measelsbut never the whooping cough. If you can keep her from the (Patties)? I should think you will find her serviceable. I only beg she shall be kept close. She left here with a bad cold. Dear (Appy) increased his cold greatly by going from home and I do not think I ever saw Florence with a worse one. Yesterday we all began to fear Appy was getting measels she was so sick but today she seems better tho still looking very ill and ______ considerably. I hope the birds dear Floyd sent you did not become too gamey for your table and thereby taint the cheese. I did not like sending them together. Do not let the dear children forget me. Kiss them every night for your mother. By the next good chance please send or beg Mr. to send me 5 lbs good. I must take that at 87 1/2 c this one is very hard as well. As to ____ girls_____ barking terribly.
You know what confusion is always here when anyone is going to take steamboat- then the weather had been so bad I had to have the most of Trips things dried by the fire. Could I have supposed the St. Johns would not have come along until 4 oclock next morning, I would have had things better done. I am sorry Anna's skirt was not ready to go, it is now finished and looks very nice. I will send it by the first good opportunity. I wish you could send work for Christian as she has finished all you left for her to do. I hope my dear trip got what he required and will be able to leave for Kingston by tomorrow. Now that he has left me, I would wish him to get on as far as possible. Poor Floyd still finds his thumb very painful but easier than the first 12 hours. Your sisters all have colds. I hope Flo and Appy are over the worst of theirs. Georgia's is just coming on. The invitations for the 22nd were received yesterday. ______ by dear cousin amanda from St. johns. Just before dark this evening Mr. hobdel came down with a note to Georgia from Henry earnestly entreating us all to be at his wedding. I am sorry for his sake none but Butler will be able to go. Georgia is the only one
able to go about and I think by tomorrow she will be kept in her room. Dear Butler also has a cold, if he suffers as much as the others do, he shows or complains less, I know he does not wish to go, neither can he or will spare the time but if the weather is good he will go. I had a letter from dear Malley? yesterday, written three hours after reaching the Metropolitan Hotel. Poor fellow he was suffering from the effects of his sea sickness. 96 hours on the way, had encountered a terrible storm, 4 days he ate nothing being so terribly sea sick. He said he would leave for West Point as soon as he could, have his teeth attended to. I had another letter from your dear father dated the 26th, quite well he said he was and wrote thankfully having that day received letters from the most of us. He seemed much pleased with your letters. I hope I sent you all you wrote for. I did not send the cup Christian said she believed you did not wish it with you as you had the other cup. I am glad you recovered your cow, it would have been too bad after all your pains and trouble to have lost her. My dear little ones will have their pure milk which in some
I sent you by Tip? all that was left of your Guava Jelly-they were in his trunk. I hope he did not forget to hand them over to you. You must be sure to let me know when you will require grist or turnips or any thing else in my power to send you. But Tooter dear how long are you to stay in town? My advice to you is to pack up and come back. It would be terrible to get the measles hold of five children at once and my poor little pinch to get whooping cough too- I am miserable about the dear little creatures and wish I had them safe back with me. For mercy sake if your children get measles do not let them be given medicine. Keep warm you know the treatment I believe. Intend writing to dear Lord by this mail- I am really grateful to hear he is reading law in good earnest-It is quite in his power to make a most brilliant man and he has a very kind heart and if he would only be ajoined by his mother and correct some of his faults how happy he would make me. Georgia mentioned in her letter (which ought to have gone on Tuesday) a young women who use to live with Mrs. Steinberger, she sews beautifully and reasonably- Geo wrote you all about her. I hope you will get her to sew for you what can't be sewn here. Please do it at once. All here send warm love to your William and Lord. Lisses to the dear children and very kind regards to john- I hope the next letter will inform me of good healthto all of you loved ones. My love to my dear cousin. Your own mother Ann King