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Long letter with many details of the illness and death (of a child?) and Dr. Carson's diagnosis of possible meningitis, after consultation with other doctors. Other discussion of family members and coping with death, the death of Lawrence Lardner, and mention of Emily who was traveling in Italy and had to be told the bad news.

Eye problems (medicine)

Contains a partial family tree for the Bowne and Saltar families.

Discusses a woman's responsibility to cook and entertain: "It seems to have become custom any nowadays for ladies to be subjected to the dictates of their servants."

Lengthy description of the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

In an mention of party politics, a man is discharged from his position at the Custom House because he did not "favor their man in politics."

An annuity