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2 Last week I had a letter from John informing me that he would leave New York for Scotland on the 24th of this month on
the illegible steamer Etruria and expects to be across the ocean in seven days, I hope he will have a safe and pleasant voyage
although he prefers the wild places of the world, he has been writing another article on Alaska and only finished it while
at New York 3 I had a letter from David quite lately he seems to be quite well satisfied with his home in Cal Ettes father
and mother are anxious to go out to them and are trying to sell their places here We are having very dry hot weather at present
but still we are all quite well With love to all the family I am affectionately Mother