Mary (?), Baltimore, Maryland, to "Father"
- Containers:
- Box 2, Folder 1
- Scope and content:
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Scope and Contents Has been hoping that she would receive a letter from him; believes the change in air has done her well; was able to see Cousin Kate, but Cousin Richard has gone up to Philadelphia and Bayly had yet to hear of her arrival; thanks her father for this trip and promises to "look out for a rich beau, and when I get very rich I will pay you back"; asks why none of their family's names have become famous and insists that merit has been overlooked in favor of locality; asks that he write to Cousin Monroe as they have few rich relations and "cannot afford to slight any of these"; informs him that Mary's baby is doing well but only wishes that Mary would leave the nurse behind.
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