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4 rightly managed. Our wee laddie as you have called him is well and happy as a bird. I think he shows signs of being a
geologist and botanist or scientist or something. I read Joanna s letter lately received from you and saw your little glacial
sketch. Willis wrote to you since we received your June letter but perhaps you failed to get it, as you have not answered.
We shall hope to hear from your ere very long. Hoping you are well, I remain lovingly Your Sister Mary. 00963 1 Phillips
Wis. Dec. 12. /80. Dear brother John, For some time I have been fully aware of the fact that I ought to write to you.
I think I have not done so since hearing of your marriage Your letter of June 18th. came to me when I was too sick to answer
it. I have just been reading it again It has kept well and is still interesting as is the case with all of your letters I
never destroy any of them. You mention