1867 August 19, Newport, to My dear husband

              Newport 8 mo 19th / 67My dear husbandI feel very much triedwith myself, for not having writtento thee yesterday, but left it until today, thinking, I might have more to tell thee, and now evening has comeand I have not accomplished it.Charles & Susan Wheeler called uponus particularly this evening, and of courseI could not leave the parlor untilthey left, 9 o'clk. Dr. & Mary have goneto pay a call at Murray Shipley's, this evening. our family is continually chang--ing, this evening Theodore Morris & wifeleft here for Niagara, going by the wayof New York. John Griffin has gone & someother gentleman. two more of RichardFellowes family arrived here on 7th daya son and daughter, the eldest onewith her husband have been herefor some days they are very agreablepeople, and very affable. I had