last about three days but I would of course be glad to have you come a day or two earlier and stay as long as you could
after Now if you cannot come or do not care to deleted: do so cannot you persuade Mrs. Strentzel to do so O I should enjoy
it so much to have her here to go with us to the doings I see by tonight s paper that Judge Lynch got stood up by a highwayman
and glad was I that it turned out as well as it did Please send me word when John comes down Sunday night if you can and oblige
Yours cordially Mary L. Swett. Aug. 2, 1883.