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To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS [early 1864], Philadelphia Dear Annie I would have written on Saturday, but could not, as our house still is an hospital. Little Clarice[1] has been very ill with congestion of the lungs—yesterday we hardly expected her to live…

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS [late December, 1864], Philadelphia My dear, dear Annie When I came home[1] your letter was here. It has been waiting for me for some time. It was such a happy home-coming, Annie. We brought my sister Emmy[2] with us—then I was…

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS April 21, [1863], Philadelphia My dear Annie I could not send this notice sooner for Carrie has been very ill and I could not write of course—she is better now—able to be up— I do not agree with you about the book. You will see…

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS [mid-May? 1863?], Philadelphia Only time dear Annie for one word to send with this. It came yesterday—I will send the notice of Mr. Browning’s book tomorrow I think. [1] I wanted to write it and have nearly finished it though a…

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS March 15[25?, 1864], Philadelphia[1] My dear Annie I feel ashamed when I think of your two welcome but unanswered letters—yet I was not in fault. You would say so if I could tell you how really ill Clarke was and the anxiety…

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS [February 14, 16, 1864], Philadelphia Sunday I waited until today to write dear Annie, so that our welcome home might be fresh to you when it came. It was so good in you to just say a word to us on reaching New York–the very…

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS [Late December 1863], Philadelphia My dear Annie I could not answer your note in Wheeling—for every moment was occupied with my father[1] who was weaker than I thought to find him. Not dangerously ill but enough to make him…

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS July 27, [1863], Philadelphia I have thought of you so much dear Annie since your last letter came, more perhaps than if I had written. I did not write to you—or indeed to any one—because we have had so little quiet. First Lee’s…

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS May [15?, 1863], Philadelphia[1] Dear Annie I was more glad of that first sentence in your letter than you can believe & I write to say so today—in a chance moment. Carrie[2] is sick again and a friend from Wheeling here…

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS May 1, [1863?], Philadelphia My dear Annie Here is Mr Alden’s letter—[1] Yes, I think you ought to minister to a mind diseased in that way—for you know I receive counter irritants often, and thus keep up the poise—balance—what…